No. 633 in Polish

mogło

"Could" or "might" (past tense, neuter singular form).

In a sentence

Mogło padać wcześniej.
It could have rained earlier.
Possibility in the past: Use of 'mogło' to express what might have occurred based on circumstances.
To mogło być bardzo interesujące.
That could have been very interesting.
Hypothetical past scenario: 'Mogło' is used to discuss a past situation that did not necessarily happen but was possible.
Dlaczego mogło się tak stać?
Why could it have happened like that?
Question regarding past possibility: Here 'mogło' investigates a past event's potential cause or reason.

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