No. 8,949 in Russian
работала
"Worked" (feminine past tense of "работать").
In a sentence
Вчера я работала до позднего вечера.
Yesterday, I worked until late evening.
The word 'работала' is used in the past tense to describe the action of working done by a female speaker.
Она сказала, что ранее работала в университете.
She said she previously worked at a university.
The word 'работала' here indicates a past action performed by a third-person singular female subject.
Если бы я работала усерднее, то могла бы закончить проект.
If I had worked harder, I could have finished the project.
In this sentence, 'работала' represents a past subjunctive form, showing a hypothetical situation regarding working.
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