No. 298 in Latvian

varēja

"Varēja" means "could" or "was able to" in English.

In a sentence

Viņš varēja aiziet uz veikalu, bet nolēma palikt mājās.
He could go to the store, but decided to stay home.
Expressing ability or possibility in the past.
Ja es būtu ceļojis vairāk, es varēju redzēt pasaules skaistumu.
If I had traveled more, I could have seen the world's beauty.
Denoting a hypothetical or conditional event in the past.
Viņa balss bija tik skaista, ka varēja dzirdēt katru niansi.
Her voice was so beautiful that every nuance could be heard.
Used to describe potential or capacity in the past

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