This is the 298th most frequent Latvian word.
varēja
"Varēja" means "could" or "was able to" in English.
Expressing ability or possibility in the past.
Viņš varēja aiziet uz veikalu, bet nolēma palikt mājās.
He could go to the store, but decided to stay home.
Denoting a hypothetical or conditional event in the past.
Ja es būtu ceļojis vairāk, es varēju redzēt pasaules skaistumu.
If I had traveled more, I could have seen the world's beauty.
Used to describe potential or capacity in the past