No. 1,914 in Russian
приходилось
"Had to" or "was necessary."
In a sentence
Когда я был студентом, мне приходилось много работать.
When I was a student, I had to work a lot.
Used to express necessity in the past.
Нам часто приходилось ждать автобуса долгое время.
We often had to wait for the bus for a long time.
Indicates a repeated necessity situation in the past.
На работе ему приходилось решать сложные задачи.
At work, he had to solve complex problems.
Describes a specific required action in a professional context.
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