No. 10,153 in Polish
bojê
"I fear" or "I am afraid."
In a sentence
Boję się ciemności.
I am afraid of the dark.
The word "boję" is used as the first person singular present form of the verb "bać się" (to be afraid), accompanied by a noun indicating the thing one fears.
Boję się, że się spóźnimy.
I am afraid that we will be late.
Here, "boję" is similarly the first person singular of "bać się" and is followed by a subordinate clause starting with "że" indicating fear of an event.
Nie boję się wyzwań.
I am not afraid of challenges.
In this sentence, "boję" is used in the negative form "nie boję się," showing courage or lack of fear towards the mentioned noun.
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