No. 260 in Polish
miało
"Had" (third-person singular, neuter, past tense of "mieć").
In a sentence
Miało być słonecznie, ale padał deszcz.
It was supposed to be sunny, but it rained.
'Miało' here indicates an expectation or plan that something was supposed to happen.
Ona miało już o tym wiedzieć.
She was supposed to already know about it.
'Miało' here expresses an assumption or possibility related to someone's knowledge or awareness.
Kiedy miało miejsce to spotkanie?
When did that meeting take place?
'Miało' in this case refers to the occurrence of an event in the past.
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