No. 430 in Slovenian
mogel
The Slovenian word "mogel" means "could" or "was able to" in English.
In a sentence
Ne bi mogel reči, če to drži.
I couldn't say if that's true.
Here, 'mogel' is part of 'ne bi mogel', used to express a conditional inability to do something in the past or a hypothetical situation.
Ali boš mogel priti na sestanek jutri?
Will you be able to attend the meeting tomorrow?
'Mogel' here is in a question that asks about someone's future ability to perform an action.
Žal nisem mogel končati naloge pravočasno.
Unfortunately, I couldn't finish the task on time.
In this example, 'mogel' describes an inability to accomplish something in the past.
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