No. 6,085 in Polish
amerykanin
"Amerykanin" means "American" (a male person from the United States).
In a sentence
Amerykanin podróżuje po Europie.
An American is traveling through Europe.
The word 'Amerykanin' is used as a noun to refer to a person from the United States.
Spotkałem sympatycznego Amerykanina na konferencji.
I met a nice American at the conference.
Here, 'Amerykanin' takes the accusative form 'Amerykanina' to fit the grammatical setup of the sentence, as it is the direct object.
Rozmawiałem z młodym Amerykaninem o kulturze.
I spoke with a young American about culture.
In this sentence, 'Amerykanin' is in the instrumental form 'Amerykaninem,' used after the preposition 'z' indicating by or with whom the speaking occurred.
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