No. 800 in Russian
могла
"Могла" means "could" or "was able to" (feminine, past tense).
In a sentence
Она могла бы помочь нам с задачей.
She could have helped us with the task.
Here, 'могла' is used in the past conditional subjunctive mood to express a possibility or potential action that did not occur.
Они сказали, что она могла закончить проект вовремя.
They said that she was able to finish the project on time.
In this sentence, 'могла' indicates past ability or capacity attributed to the subject, in reported speech.
Я не могла поверить своим глазам.
I couldn't believe my eyes.
Here, 'могла' reflects the speaker’s past inability to perform an action, emphasizing disbelief.
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