Io estis sub la tablo, sed mi ne povis vidi ion tie = Something was under the table, but I could not see anything (something) there.
Li ne povis uzi sian bileton, ĉar ĝia limtempo preterlasiĝis = He could not use his ticket because its time limit had expired.
Li ne povis ne kisi la malgrandulon = He could not help kissing the little one.
Starante sur la supro de la monteto, li povisvidi la preĝejon = By standing on the top of the hill, he could see the church.
Li nepovis iri hieraŭ = He could not go yesterday.
Mia teruro estis tia, ke mi ne povis paroli unu vorton = My terror was such, that I could not utter a single word.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "povis" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
