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modal verb
мог
could
Meaning of мог
Русский
прошедшее время от «мочь»
English
past form of can
Pronunciation
Russian
[ˈmok]
Russian (Russia)
Traps and common mistakes
Она мог or она могла?
она могла
мог changes for gender: могла, могли
Don't say она мог. Past tense agrees: он мог, она могла, они могли.
Она могла бегать часами.
She could run for hours.
мог with English translation
мог usage examples
🇷🇺Russian→🇬🇧English
Моя бабушка могла очень хорошо петь.
My grandmother could sing very well.
🇷🇺Russian→🇬🇧English
Вчера ночью я не мог уснуть.
I could not sleep last night.
мог synonyms
Related word breakdowns
What's the difference between мог, смог, and умел
С
🇷🇺Russian
смог
Managed to, one result: смог открыть.
very often
У
🇷🇺Russian
умел
Had a learned skill: could swim, could read.
A2very often
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мог meaning: what does it mean?
past form of can
мог pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?
мог is pronounced as [ˈmok]. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.
мог definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?
My grandmother could sing very well. Translation: Моя бабушка могла очень хорошо петь.
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