No. 466 in Czech
mohly
"Mohly" is the feminine plural form of "moci," meaning "could" or "were able to" in English.
In a sentence
Studentky mohly odejít domů po skončení přednášky.
The female students were allowed to leave for home after the lecture ended.
In this sentence, 'mohly' is used as the past tense of 'moci' (to be able to), indicating that the students (feminine subject) were allowed to or could leave for home.
Kdyby měly šanci, mohly by se zúčastnit soutěže.
If they had the chance, they could participate in the competition.
Here, 'mohly' is part of the conditional mood ('mohly by'), expressing a hypothetical scenario where they (feminine subject) could do something under certain conditions.
Mohly jsme tam zůstat, ale rozhodly jsme se odejít.
We could have stayed there, but we decided to leave.
In this instance, 'mohly' demonstrates a past tense possibility for a feminine subject, indicating that we (feminine groups) had the option to stay but chose otherwise.
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