No. 17,972 in Polish
śmiał
"Śmiał" means "he dared" or "he ventured" in English.
In a sentence
On zawsze śmiał się z dobrych żartów.
He always laughed at good jokes.
Here, 'śmiał' is in the past tense form referring to 'laughted' or 'was laughing'.
Kiedyś śmiał się z trudnych sytuacji, a teraz jest poważny.
He used to laugh at difficult situations, but now he is serious.
'Śmiał' again means 'laughed' or 'was laughing', showing a past habitual action.
Nie każdy mógłby się tak śmiało zachować w tych okolicznościach.
Not everyone could behave so boldly in these circumstances.
Here 'śmiało' refers to 'boldly', showing it as an adverb derived from the root 'śmiał'.
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