No. 1,540 in Polish

chcąc

"Chcąc" means "wanting" or "while wanting."

In a sentence

Chcąc być szczęśliwy, musisz znaleźć harmonię.
Wanting to be happy, you must find harmony.
In this sentence, 'chcąc' is used as a participle to express a condition under which something happens.
Chcąc pomóc dzieciom, założył fundację.
Wanting to help children, he established a foundation.
Here, 'chcąc' introduces the motivation behind the action described in the main clause.
Chcąc osiągnąć sukces, trzeba pracować wytrwale.
Wanting to achieve success, one needs to work diligently.
In this example, 'chcąc' sets the situational context for the advice given in the sentence.

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