No. 62 in Czech
měla
"měla" = "she had"
In a sentence
Měla to udělat včera.
She should have done it yesterday.
Here, 'měla' is used to denote an obligation or expectation in the past.
Včera měla narozeniny.
Yesterday was her birthday.
In this sentence, 'měla' implies possession or association in the past.
Cítila, že měla pravdu.
She felt she was right.
Here, 'měla' expresses possession of an abstract concept, in this case, 'pravdu' (truth).
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