No. 17,893 in Polish
łapał
"Łapał" means "he/she/it caught" in English.
In a sentence
On szybko łapał piłkę.
He quickly caught the ball.
'łapał' is used to describe the action of catching something in an imperfective aspect, indicating an ongoing or habitual action.
Za każdym razem, kiedy podrzuciłem, on łapał go w locie.
Every time I threw it, he caught it in mid-air.
'łapał' indicates a habitual action in the past, typically seen in iterative contexts.
Łapał różne słowa na zajęciach, później próbował je używać samodzielnie.
He picked up various words during the class and later tried to use them on his own.
'łapał' metaphorically represents the action of grasping concepts or learning words.
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