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could do

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phrase Rare #8,215
could do Describes past ability or possibility; in some contexts, it can imply that someone could have done something but did not.
HI: आप यह काम खुद भी कर सकते थे।
EN: You could have done this work yourself.

केवल आप यह कर सकते थे।

Only you could do this.

— AK vs AK (2020)

जो कर सकते थे वह किया ना?

You did what you could, right?

— Axone (2019)

तो ये काम आप खुद भी तो कर सकते थे।

So you could have done this yourself too.

— धुरंधर (2025)

जो वे कर सकते थे।

What they could do.

— Jojo Rabbit (2019)