povedal

povedal

"Said"

The word "povedal" is used here to mean "said" or "told," indicating a completed verbal action in the past tense by Peter.

Peter povedal pravdu.

Peter told the truth.

Here, "povedala" adapts to the feminine subject Mária, still expressing the past act of saying.

Mária povedala, že pôjde do obchodu.

Maria said that she will go to the store.

In this sentence, "povedal" indicates a hypothetical past action in a conditional phrase, showing its use in expressing potential past speech.

Keby si mi to povedal skôr, mohli by sme to vyriešiť.

If you had told me this earlier, we could have solved it.