No. 407 in Czech
měl
The Czech word "měl" means "had" (past tense of "to have").
In a sentence
Měl bys přijít včas, abychom mohli začít.
You should come on time so we can start.
Here, 'měl' indicates a suggestion or advice in the conditional form for polite or less directive guidance.
Minulý týden jsem měl hodně práce.
Last week, I had a lot of work.
In this sentence, 'měl' is used in the past tense to indicate possession or experience of having work during that time period.
Kdybych měl více času, přečetl bych si tu knihu.
If I had more time, I would have read that book.
The word 'měl' in this conditional form suggests a hypothetical situation, expressing something that could have been true.
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