No. 187 in Czech
mohlo
"Mohlo" in English means "could" or "might have" (indicating possibility or ability in the past).
In a sentence
Mohlo by to být lepší.
It could be better.
The word 'mohlo' is used here as a conditional verb form to indicate a hypothetical or potential possibility.
Kdybychom tam šli včas, mohlo by to být jinak.
If we had gone there on time, it could have been different.
Here, 'mohlo' is utilized within a conditional clause to express a potential outcome contingent on the stated condition.
Nemohlo se to stát náhodou.
It could not have happened by chance.
In this sentence, 'mohlo' is part of a negated past tense construction to imply impossibility under the given context.
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