No. 14,011 in Polish
potrafiłem
"I was able to" or "I managed to."
In a sentence
Kiedy byłem dzieckiem, potrafiłem grać na pianinie.
When I was a child, I was able to play the piano.
In this sentence, "potrafiłem" denotes a skill or ability that I possessed in the past, specifically the capability to play the piano.
Nie potrafiłem rozwiązać tego trudnego zadania matematycznego.
I couldn't solve this difficult math problem.
Here, "potrafiłem" is used to indicate an inability to perform a specific challenging task in the past.
Potrafiłem rozpoznać melodię po zaledwie kilku nutach.
I was able to recognize the melody after just a few notes.
In this context, "potrafiłem" expresses a past ability to recognize melodies with minimal input.
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