In the dialect of the Northern Italian city of Bergamo, it is used in explanations and excuses to emphasize the inevitability of a fact, implying that no further questions on the subject should be asked.
Ottaviano: You're late
Giuseppe: Pota...
(discussion will usually end here)
Otto: The house collapsed just a few days after they finished building it!
Peppe: Pota... they used wee to dilute the cement!
Giuseppe: Pota...
(discussion will usually end here)
Otto: The house collapsed just a few days after they finished building it!
Peppe: Pota... they used wee to dilute the cement!
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