No. 5,993 in Polish
śpią
"Śpią" means "they sleep" in English.
In a sentence
Dzieci śpią spokojnie w swoich łóżkach.
The children are sleeping peacefully in their beds.
In this sentence, 'śpią' is used in the indicative form to describe a present, ongoing action of sleeping by the children.
Czy oni śpią teraz?
Are they sleeping now?
Here, 'śpią' is employed in an interrogative sentence form asking about the current state of sleeping of the subjects.
Gdy wszyscy śpią, dom jest wyjątkowo cichy.
When everyone sleeps, the house is exceptionally quiet.
In this example, 'śpią' is used in a subordinate clause to refer generally to the act of sleeping, indicative of a habitual occurrence.
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