No. 233 in Polish
mógł
"Could" (past tense of "can").
In a sentence
Mógłbyś mi pomóc z tym zadaniem?
Could you help me with this task?
Here, "mógł" is part of the conditional "mógłbyś," used for polite requests.
On mógł pojechać na wakacje, ale wybrał pracę.
He could have gone on vacation, but he chose work.
In this case, "mógł" is in the past tense, expressing a possibility that was not realized.
Gdybym mógł, zrobiłbym to inaczej.
If I could, I would do it differently.
Here, "mógł" is used in a conditional clause, expressing a hypothetical situation.
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