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мог

Translation of мог

could

Russian word in Latin letters: mog

Meaning of мог

Russian

прошедшее время от «мочь»

German

Vergangenheitsform von „können“

could

Pronunciation

Russian · Male
[ˈmok]
Russian · Female

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 usage examples

🇷🇺Russian→🇩🇪German

Вчера я не мог уснуть.

Ich konnte gestern nicht einschlafen.

🇷🇺Russian→🇩🇪German

В детстве я мог хорошо плавать.

Als Kind konnte ich gut schwimmen.

мог synonyms

Related word breakdowns

What's the difference between мог, смог, and умел

С
🇷🇺Russian
смог

Managed to, one result: смог открыть.

У
🇷🇺Russian
умел

Had a learned skill: could swim, could read.

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Questions about this word

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?

Ich konnte gestern nicht einschlafen. Translation: Вчера я не мог уснуть.

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