żałobników

In a sentence

• Wczoraj widziałem żałobników niosących kwiaty na cmentarz.

  Yesterday I saw mourners carrying flowers to the cemetery.

  The word "żałobników" is used in its plural form to describe people attending a funeral or mourning ceremony.

• Ksiądz porozmawiał z żałobnikami po zakończeniu mszy.

  The priest spoke with the mourners after the mass concluded.

  Here, "żałobnikami" indicates the attendees of mourning rites and is in the instrumental case.

• Żałobników było niewielu, lecz ich żal był wyraźny.

  There were few mourners, but their grief was evident.

  "Żałobników" is in its nominative plural form, referring to the individuals grieving at the event.