No. 767 in Slovak

mal

"Mal" in Slovak means "had" (past tense of "to have").

In a sentence

Včera som mal stretnutie s kolegom.
Yesterday, I had a meeting with a colleague.
In this sentence, 'mal' is the past tense of the verb 'mať', meaning 'to have', and it expresses possession or occurrence.
Mal by si sa ospravedlniť za svoje správanie.
You should apologize for your behavior.
Here, 'mal' is used as part of the conditional perfect tense, implying an obligation or suggestion.
Mal som veľa šťastia v súťaži.
I had a lot of luck in the competition.
In this context, 'mal' indicates possession of an abstract concept, luck, in the past tense.

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