povedal

In a sentence

• Peter povedal pravdu.

  Peter told the truth.

  The word "povedal" is used here to mean "said" or "told," indicating a completed verbal action in the past tense by Peter.

• Mária povedala, že pôjde do obchodu.

  Maria said that she will go to the store.

  Here, "povedala" adapts to the feminine subject Mária, still expressing the past act of saying.

• Keby si mi to povedal skôr, mohli by sme to vyriešiť.

  If you had told me this earlier, we could have solved it.

  In this sentence, "povedal" indicates a hypothetical past action in a conditional phrase, showing its use in expressing potential past speech.