No. 518 in Polish
mogła
"Could" or "was able to" (feminine, past tense).
In a sentence
Ona mogła iść na spacer po parku.
She could go for a walk in the park.
The word 'mogła' is used to express an action that someone (a female subject) was able to do in the past.
Mogła skończyć projekt szybciej, gdyby miała więcej czasu.
She could have finished the project earlier if she had more time.
Here, 'mogła' is used in a conditional past tense to suggest that she would have been able to complete the project under different circumstances.
Nie wiedziałam, że ona mogła mówić po francusku.
I didn’t know that she could speak French.
In this sentence, 'mogła' indicates the ability to perform a specific action (speaking French) in the past.
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