coulda

ˈkʊdə

Definition

Definition of coulda - Reverso English Dictionary

Auxiliary verb

language

Slang

contraction of could have indicating past possibility

Slang

I coulda gone to the party, but I was tired.

suggestion

Slang

used to suggest a possible action

Slang

You coulda called me if you needed help.

might

should

would

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Origin of coulda

English, could + have (contraction)

Examples of coulda in a sentence

They coulda won the game with more practice.
You coulda told me about the meeting.
She coulda warned us earlier.

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French:avoir pu, aurais pu, ...
German:hätte, umgangssprachlich für could have, ...
Italian:avrebbe potuto, avresti potuto, ...
Spanish:podría haber, podrías haber, ...
Portuguese:poderia ter, ...
Chinese:本可以, 可以, ...
Japanese:かもしれない, できた, ...
Arabic:كَانَ مُمْكِن, كَانَ بِإِمْكَانِكَ, ...
Hebrew:הָיָה יָכוֹל, הָיִיתָ יָכוֹל, ...
Russian:мог бы, ...
Ukrainian:могла, міг би, ...
Hindi:सकता था, कर सकते थे, ...
Bengali:পারতাম, পারতে, ...
Catalan:podria, podries haver, ...
Czech:mohl jsem, mohl jsi, ...
Danish:kunne ha', kunne have, ...
Dutch:had kunnen, kon, ...
Greek:μπορούσα, θα μπορούσες να είχες, ...
Hungarian:a could have beszélt nyelvi összevonása, lehetett volna, ...
Khmer:អាចបាន, អាច, ...
Korean:수도 있었다, 할 수 있었어, ...
Persian:می‌توانستم, می‌توانستی, ...
Polish:mogłem, mogłeś, ...
Portuguese (BR):poderia ter, podia ter, ...
Romanian:aș fi putut, puteai să, ...
Swedish:kunde ha, kunnat ringa, ...
Thai:น่าจะได้, น่าจะ, ...
Turkish:-ebilirdim, arayabilirdin, ...
Vietnamese:có thể đã, nên, ...

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Definition of coulda - Reverso English Dictionary

Auxiliary verb

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