mógł

This is the 233rd most frequent Polish word.

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mógł

"Could" (past tense of "can").


Here, "mógł" is part of the conditional "mógłbyś," used for polite requests.

Mógłbyś mi pomóc z tym zadaniem?

Could you help me with this task?


In this case, "mógł" is in the past tense, expressing a possibility that was not realized.

On mógł pojechać na wakacje, ale wybrał pracę.

He could have gone on vacation, but he chose work.


Here, "mógł" is used in a conditional clause, expressing a hypothetical situation.

Gdybym mógł, zrobiłbym to inaczej.

If I could, I would do it differently.