No. 4,238 in Polish
dookoła
Around; all around.
In a sentence
Chodzę dookoła parku.
I walk around the park.
The word "dookoła" is used to describe movement surrounding a place in a circular path.
Spójrz, wszystkie książki są porozrzucane dookoła.
Look, all the books are scattered around.
Here, "dookoła" describes items being present in various spots surrounding a certain area.
Dookoła było tak cicho, że mogłem usłyszeć własne myśli.
It was so quiet all around that I could hear my own thoughts.
In this case, "dookoła" emphasizes the surrounding environment in a spatial manner.
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