No. 660 in Slovak
nemal
"Nemal" means "he did not have" in English.
In a sentence
Nemal som čas na tento projekt.
I didn't have time for this project.
Here, 'nemal' is used in its past tense form to signify the absence of something (not having). It's referring to the speaker's lack of time in the past.
Nemal by si to robiť hneď.
You shouldn't do it right away.
In this sentence, 'nemal' is part of a conditional-like structure indicating advice or a suggestion not to perform the action specified. It translates to 'shouldn't' in English.
Keby som vedel, čo sa dozviem, nemal by som ísť na ten rozhovor.
If I had known what I would find out, I shouldn't have gone to the interview.
'Nemal' is used here in a past hypothetical situation, combined with 'by som,' expressing a regret or a hindsight realization related to not having gone to the interview.
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