No. 10,207 in Polish
budził
"Budził" means "woke" or "was waking (up)" in English.
In a sentence
Wczoraj budził mnie hałas dobiegający z ulicy.
Yesterday, the noise coming from the street woke me up.
Here, 'budził' is used to describe an action of awakening in the past, referring to a noise as the agent causing the action.
Każdego ranka, gdy budził się, czuł się pełen energii.
Every morning, when he woke up, he felt full of energy.
In this sentence, 'budził' is part of a reflexive verb 'budził się', indicating the act of waking oneself up, used in a habitual past context.
Dyrektor zawsze budził respekt wśród swoich pracowników.
The director always commanded respect among his employees.
Here, 'budził' is metaphorically used to describe the evocation or causing of respect among others, showcasing an abstract usage.
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