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¿Puedes venir mañana, por favor?

¿Puedes venir mañana, por favor?
Can you come tomorrow, please?
From Lesson 45:Ability and requests (poder)·Spanish (Latin America)

Breakdown of ¿Puedes venir mañana, por favor?

poder
to be able to / can
venir
to come
mañana
tomorrow
por favor
please

Questions & Answers about ¿Puedes venir mañana, por favor?

Why is venir not conjugated here?
When you use a conjugated form of poder (can) to make a request, the second verb must stay in its full, unconjugated dictionary form (the infinitive). That is why we say Puedes venir (Can you come) and not "Puedes vienes".
Why is it spelled puedes instead of "podes"?
The verb poder is a stem-changing verb. This means that in the present tense, the o in the stem changes to ue for most forms. So instead of "podes", the correct form for "you can" is puedes.
Where is the word for "you" in this sentence?
In Spanish, the verb ending usually tells you who the subject is. The -es ending in puedes specifically means "you can" (informal), so we do not need to include the pronoun tú unless we want to add special emphasis.
Is it polite to use puedes to ask someone to do something?
Yes! Just like in English, asking "Can you..." (¿Puedes...) is a very common and natural way to make a simple request in Spanish. Adding por favor at the end makes it friendly and polite.

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