No. 7,841 in Polish
miałem
"I had."
In a sentence
Miałem wczoraj spotkanie z przyjaciółmi.
I had a meeting with friends yesterday.
Here, 'miałem' is the past tense first-person singular of 'mieć' (to have), used to indicate the possession or occurrence of an event.
Miałem ochotę na lody, ale zabrakło ich w sklepie.
I felt like having ice cream, but they were out of stock in the store.
'Miałem' expresses a past desire or inclination, emphasizing a subjective feeling or state.
Miałem psa, ale musiałem go oddać.
I had a dog, but I had to give it away.
In this sentence, 'miałem' signifies possession in the past, indicating that the person owned a dog before.
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