No. 18,049 in Polish
żartują
"Żartują" means "they are joking."
In a sentence
Dzieci często żartują podczas przerw w szkole.
Children often joke during breaks at school.
Here, 'żartują' means 'joke' or 'make jokes', describing the action of joking in a general context.
Nie żartują, kiedy mówią o poważnych sprawach.
They don't joke when they talk about serious matters.
In this sentence, 'żartują' has a negative form 'nie żartują' which means 'do not joke', emphasizing seriousness.
Zawsze żartują, kiedy spotykają się po długim czasie.
They always joke when they meet after a long time.
Here, 'żartują' conveys the habitual action of making jokes in a specific situation.
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