No. 438 in Serbian
могла
"Могла" means "could" (feminine past tense form).
In a sentence
Могла сам да те видим јуче на тргу.
I could have seen you yesterday at the square.
Here, 'могла' is used to express past ability or possibility for the action to occur.
Могла бих те посетити сутра ако будеш код куће.
I could visit you tomorrow if you are at home.
In this sentence, 'могла' is used to express conditional or polite suggestion about a future possibility.
Могла је да стоји дуже на киши, али је отишла кући.
She could have stood longer in the rain, but she went home.
This usage of 'могла' indicates potentiality in the past for an action that might have occurred.
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