No. 624 in Bulgarian

могли

"Могли" in English means "could" (plural form, past tense of "can").

In a sentence

Ако имахме повече време, можехме да разгледаме повече забележителности.
If we had more time, we could have seen more sights.
The word 'могли' represents a verb form used to express a potential action contingent on a hypothetical condition.
Те можеха да пристигнат навреме, ако не беше задръстването.
They could have arrived on time if it were not for the traffic jam.
Here, 'могли' denotes the potential capability of performing an action given a different scenario.
Можехме ли да предвидим тази буря?
Could we have foreseen this storm?
The usage of 'могли' in this interrogative sentence explores the possibility of an action in a past context.

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