This is the 187th most frequent Czech word.
mohlo
"Mohlo" in English means "could" or "might have" (indicating possibility or ability in the past).
The word 'mohlo' is used here as a conditional verb form to indicate a hypothetical or potential possibility.
Mohlo by to být lepší.
It could be better.
Here, 'mohlo' is utilized within a conditional clause to express a potential outcome contingent on the stated condition.
Kdybychom tam šli včas, mohlo by to být jinak.
If we had gone there on time, it could have been different.
In this sentence, 'mohlo' is part of a negated past tense construction to imply impossibility under the given context.