No. 4,243 in Polish
dostali
"Got" or "received."
In a sentence
Dostali dużo prezentów na urodziny.
They received many gifts for their birthday.
Here 'dostali' means 'they received', indicating the action of receiving gifts in the past tense.
Czy wszyscy dostali swoje zamówienia?
Have everyone received their orders?
In this sentence, 'dostali' refers to the action of receiving orders and is used in a question to inquire about the completion of the action.
Dostali zadanie do wykonania w domu.
They were given a task to complete at home.
Here 'dostali' is used to express that 'they were given' something, indicating the assignment of a task to the people in question.
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