No. 4,084 in Polish
aresztowano
"Arrested."
In a sentence
Aresztowano podejrzanego o napad na bank.
The suspect of the bank robbery was arrested.
In this sentence, 'aresztowano' is used as the third-person singular past tense of 'arrest,' indicating the act of police detaining a suspect.
Wczoraj aresztowano dwóch mężczyzn na lotnisku.
Yesterday two men were arrested at the airport.
Here, 'aresztowano' again functions as the third-person singular past tense verb to describe an arrest made the previous day.
Za przestępstwo korupcji aresztowano urzędnika państwowego.
For the crime of corruption, a government official was arrested.
In this case, 'aresztowano' is used to report the past action of arrest in relation to a corruption case.
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