No. 10,322 in Catalan
poguérem
"Poguérem" means "we could" or "we were able to" (first-person plural of the past tense in Catalan).
In a sentence
Ahir poguérem visitar el museu i va ser fascinant.
Yesterday, we were able to visit the museum, and it was fascinating.
In this sentence, 'poguérem' is used in the passé simple tense to indicate the ability to visit the museum as an action completed in the past.
Si tinguéssim un cotxe, poguérem viatjar a la muntanya.
If we had a car, we could go travel to the mountains.
Here, 'poguérem' is employed in the conditional mood to describe a hypothetical situation where having a car enables travel to the mountains.
Gràcies a la seva ajuda, poguérem acabar el projecte a temps.
Thanks to their help, we were able to finish the project on time.
'Poguérem' here refers to successfully completing a task in the past due to assistance received, highlighting past possibility or achievement.
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