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I couldn’t find my umbrella. I want to say that “I couldn’t find my umbrella,” so I walked in rain. No pudo encontrar mi paraguas. Or No podía encontrar mi paraguas. ?

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I couldn’t find my umbrella.

I want to say that “I couldn’t find my umbrella,” so I walked in rain.


No pudo encontrar mi paraguas. --> NO

Or

No podía encontrar mi paraguas. --> NO

?

The better way to translate “I couldn’t find my umbrella” is:

Yo no pude encontrar mi paraguas.
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I couldn’t find my umbrella.

I want to say that “I couldn’t find my umbrella,” so I walked in rain.


No pudo encontrar mi paraguas.

Or

No podía encontrar mi paraguas.☑️☑️☑️

?
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위에서 Podía를 사용하게 되면 예전에는 찾을 수 있었는데 이젠 찾을 수 없게 되었을 때를 의미하고, Pude 를 사용하게 되면 그냥 못찾았다는 걸 말합니다. I think, when I use the word "Podía", it sounds more like I've become senile.
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No pude encontrar mi paraguas.
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"no podía encontrar mi paraguas " sounds good but "no pude encontrar mi paraguas" sounds better due you are talking about a particular moment in the past so even though the first sentence is acceptable the second one is more accurate

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