No. 14,832 in Russian
побывали
"Побывали" means "visited" or "have been."
In a sentence
Мы побывали в Москве прошлым летом.
We visited Moscow last summer.
The word 'побывали' here means 'visited' and implies that the action was completed in the past.
До того, как они вернулись домой, они побывали в двух странах.
Before they returned home, they visited two countries.
The term 'побывали' is used to indicate a temporary visit to these locations during their journey.
Если бы ты побывал там, ты бы понял, о чем я говорю.
If you had been there, you would understand what I am talking about.
Here, 'побывал' is used in a conditional mood to express a hypothetical situation of having visited a place.
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