No. 485 in Czech

šlo

"Šlo" means "went" or "it went" in English.

In a sentence

Včera to šlo docela hladce.
Yesterday, it went quite smoothly.
The word "šlo" here is the past tense form of the verb "jít" (to go) and is used to describe how something progressed.
Šlo by to nějak zařídit?
Could that be arranged somehow?
Here, "šlo" is used in a conditional question to politely inquire if something is possible.
Samozřejmě, že to tak šlo udělat.
Of course, it could have been done that way.
In this case, "šlo" indicates that something was feasible or possible to accomplish in the past.

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