могло

могло

"Могло" means "could" or "might" in English, referring to a past possibility or ability.

Here, 'могло' is used in the subjunctive mood to express a hypothetical possibility in the past.

Если бы я подготовился лучше, это могло бы повлиять на результат.

If I had prepared better, it could have influenced the result.

Here, 'могло' expresses a possibility or capability of an event occurring in the past.

Он удивился, что это могло вообще случиться.

He was surprised that this could have happened at all.

Here, 'могло' is used to indicate a potential perception or assumption in the past.

Могло показаться, что у нас проблемы, но всё оказалось хорошо.

It might have seemed that we had problems, but everything turned out fine.