No. 189 in Polish
mogli
"Could" (past tense, plural form).
In a sentence
Gdybyście przyszli wcześniej, moglibyśmy obejrzeć film.
If you had come earlier, we could have watched the movie.
This use of 'moglibyśmy' indicates a conditional possibility; it expresses what would have been possible under different circumstances.
Czy mogliby pomóc nam w organizacji wydarzenia?
Could they help us with organizing the event?
Here, 'mogliby' expresses a polite or potential request for assistance.
Dawniej ludzie mogli żyć bez telefonów komórkowych.
In the past, people could live without mobile phones.
In this sentence, 'mogli' describes a possibility or ability in the past.
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