No. 3,701 in Russian
удавалось
"Удавалось" means "managed" or "succeeded in."
In a sentence
Мне удавалось завершать проекты вовремя.
I managed to complete projects on time.
The word 'удавалось' here expresses the idea of successfully managing to complete tasks in the past.
Ему не удавалось найти нужную информацию.
He couldn't manage to find the necessary information.
In this sentence, 'удавалось' reflects a situation where attempts to achieve something were unsuccessful.
Если бы нам удавалось лучше общаться, мы бы избегали многих проблем.
If we had managed to communicate better, we would have avoided many problems.
Here, 'удавалось' is used in a hypothetical context, discussing a situation that could have been achieved under different circumstances.
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