No. 115 in Polish
mieli
"Mieli" means "they had" or "they were having" (past tense of "mieć" – to have).
In a sentence
Oni mieli dużo pracy wczoraj.
They had a lot of work yesterday.
Used as the past tense form of the verb 'mieć' (to have) for the third person plural.
Dawno temu, ludzie mieli inne zwyczaje.
Long ago, people had different customs.
Again, past tense of 'mieć' but used to refer to general possession in the past.
Czy mieliście już okazję odwiedzić to miejsce?
Have you already had the chance to visit this place?
Here 'mieliście' is used, which is the second person plural past tense form of 'mieć'.
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