No. 2,702 in Polish
dawnego
"Of former" or "of old."
In a sentence
Zamek wygląda jak z dawnego życia.
The castle looks like it's from a former life.
The word 'dawnego' is used here as an adjective in its masculine singular genitive form to describe 'życia', meaning 'life', to express 'former' or 'of ancient times'.
Ten obraz przypomina mi dawnego mistrza.
This painting reminds me of a former master.
The word 'dawnego' is applied as an adjective in its masculine singular genitive form to modify 'mistrza', meaning 'master', indicating someone from the past.
Spotkałam się z kolegą z dawnego zespołu.
I met with a colleague from a former team.
Here, 'dawnego' modifies 'zespołu', meaning 'team', using the masculine singular genitive form to signify something from a previous time or situation.
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