No. 10,806 in Polish
dyżurna
A female on duty or a person responsible for a specific task or role.
In a sentence
Dyżurna nauczycielka odpowiadała za bezpieczeństwo uczniów podczas przerwy.
The duty teacher was responsible for the safety of the students during recess.
The term "dyżurna" here is used as an adjective to describe a teacher assigned to a specific duty, emphasizing her role as the person on duty at that time.
Jestem dyżurną w tym tygodniu, więc muszę sprzątać tablicę.
I am on duty this week, so I have to clean the board.
In this sentence, "dyżurna" is used as a noun to signify the person who is assigned specific responsibilities, in this case, the speaker.
Dyżurna pielęgniarka szybko podeszła do pacjenta z pomocą.
The duty nurse quickly approached the patient to provide assistance.
Here, "dyżurna" is functioning as an adjective describing the nurse, specifying that she is the one on duty.
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