coulda

== English == === Etymology === Written form of a reduction of could have. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkʊdə/, [ˈkʰʊd.ə] Rhymes: -ʊdə === Verb === coulda (colloquial) Contraction of could +‎ have. ==== Usage notes ==== Like other similarly formed contractions, speakers only use coulda to replace the modal sense of could have, i.e. where have precedes a past participle: We coulda seen each other. They do not use it to replace could followed by the verb have used lexically, e.g. *We coulda coffee. See also gonna. ==== Synonyms ==== could of could've ==== Derived terms ==== woulda, coulda, shoulda ==== Related terms ==== couldna shoulda woulda mighta musta == Jamaican Creole == === Etymology === From English could. === Verb === coulda could