No. 10,139 in Polish
bociany
Storks.
In a sentence
Na polu widziałem bociany, które szykowały się do odlotu.
I saw storks on the field preparing to migrate.
In this sentence, 'bociany' refers to storks as animals in nature.
W mojej okolicy bociany zawsze budują gniazda na wysokich drzewach.
In my area, storks always build nests on tall trees.
Here, 'bociany' describes storks in their natural behavior, pinpointing actions common to them.
Dzieci uważają, że bociany przynoszą niemowlęta.
Children believe that storks deliver babies.
This usage of 'bociany' relates to a common cultural belief or story involving storks.
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