de

In a sentence

• De facto, nie było tam żadnego dowodu.

  De facto, there was no evidence there.

  The phrase 'de facto' is taken directly from Latin, meaning 'in fact' or 'in practice'; it is used as an expression in Polish to indicate reality beyond official declarations.

• Musisz zapisać tę nazwę bez dodatkowego de.

  You must write this name without the additional 'de'.

  Here 'de' refers to a conjunction or particle that might appear in some names or phrases, emphasizing its spelling when transcribing names often influenced by foreign languages, particularly French or Latin origins.

• W genealogii rodziny często spotykamy człon 'de' wskazujący na szlacheckie pochodzenie.

  In the family's genealogy, we often encounter the part 'de' indicating noble origins.

  In this example, 'de' is used as part of a surname or a title, showing hereditary or locational significance in names, mirroring conventions found in French and other European noble lineages.