Czech Skill:Verbs: Modals 2

Verbs: Modals 2 is the 49th skill (assuming read left to right) of the Czech language tree. This skill introduces more modal verbs.

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nemohla jsem = I could not (sing. fem. subject)
mohla jsem = I could (sing. fem. subject)
mohlo být = it could be (sing. neuter subject)
nemohl = could not (sing. masc. subject)
mohl = could (sing. masc. subject)
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Mohlo být deset hodin. = It could have been ten o'clock.
Nemohla jsem jít do školy. = I could not go to school.
Jeho hlava nemohla být větší než jablko. = Its head could not have been bigger than an apple.
Jak jsi na mě mohl zapomenout? = How could you forget about me?
Ani po dvaceti letech na tu ženu nemohl zapomenout. = Not even after twenty years could he forget the woman.
Na čistou postel jsem mohla zapomenout. = I could forget about a clean bed!

musela = had to (sing. fem. subject)
nemusela = did not have to (sing. fem. subject)
musela být = must have been (sing. fem. subject)
musel = had to (sing. masc. subject)
nemusel = did not have to (sing. masc. subject)
nemuselo = did not have to (sing. neuter subject)
museli = had to (plural. masc. subject)
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Stát se to nemuselo. = It did not have to happen.
To musela být zajímavá žena. = She must have been an interesting woman.
Ne, já jsem to dělat nemusel. = No, I did not have to do it.
Musel jste pracovat? = Did you have to work?
Potom už nikdy pracovat nemusela. = Afterwards sh never had to work any more.
Museli jsme každý den pracovat dvanáct hodin. = We had to work twelve hours every day.

měl = he should have, he was supposed to (sing. 3rd person masc.)
měla = she should have, she was supposed to (sing. 3rd person fem.)
neměl = he should not have, he was not supposed to (sing. 3rd person masc.)
neměla = she should not have, she was not supposed to (sing. 3rd person fem.)
neměl jsi = you should not have, you were not supposed to (sing. 2nd person masc.)
neměli jste = you all should not have, you all were not supposed to (plural 2nd person masc.)
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Měla to být velmi dobrá kniha? = Was it supposed to be a very good book?
Měl víc studovat. = He should have studied more.
V těchto dnech by měl každý být doma. = Everyone should be at home these days.
Měl jsem studovat jazyky. = I was supposed to study languages.
Neměla tolik studovat. = She shouldn't have studied so much.
Neměli jste tolik pít. = You shouldn't have drunk so much.
Neměl jsi to říkat. = You should not have said that!
Možná sis neměl brát o tolik mladší ženu? = Maybe you shouldn't have married a woman so much younger?

nesměli bychom = we could not
neměli bychom = we should not
neměl bys = you should not
by směl = would be allowed to
někdy bys měl = sometimes you should
měli bychom = we should
směl bych.... = would I be allowed to....
by směly.... = they would be allowed to.... (plural sub.)
by měl = he should
proč by nesměla.... = why could she not....
neměla bych = I should not
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zkusit = to try
odejít = to leave
zpívat = to sing
Nesměli bychom zpívat. = We could not sing.
Měli bychom to zkusit. = We should try it.
František by měl zkusit míň pít. = František should try to drink less.
Kdokoli by směl odejít. = Anyone would be allowed to leave.
Odejít by směly jen ženy a děti. = Only women and children would be allowed to leave.
Někdy bys měl zkusit pracovat. = Sometime you should try to work.
Neměla bych kupovat pivo. = I shouldn't be buying beer.
Ten starý automobil bychom kupovat neměli = We should not buy that old car.
To staré auto bychom kupovat neměli. = We should not buy that old car.
Proč by nesměla zpívat? = Why couldn't she sing?
Směl bych odejít. = Would I be allowed to leave?
Neměl bys kupovat tolik jídla. = You should not buy so much food.
Tam by zpívat nesměla vůbec. = You would not be allowed to sing there at all.