No. 494 in Polish
drugi
"Drugi" means "second" or "other" in English.
In a sentence
Kupiłem drugą książkę tej serii.
I bought the second book of this series.
Here, 'drugi' in its feminine form 'drugą' indicates the ordinal number, meaning 'second' in a sequence.
Drugi raz nie popełnię tego błędu.
I won't make this mistake a second time.
In this context, 'drugi' bridges to its adverbial use, signifying 'a second time' or 'again' in terms of an occurrence.
Nie mam drugiego samochodu.
I don't have a second car.
Here, 'drugi' modifies the noun 'samochodu,' denoting possession of another, or additional entity, emphasizing its meaning as 'other' or 'second.'
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