No. 1,265 in Polish
działać
"To act," "to work," or "to function."
In a sentence
Musimy działać szybko, aby zapobiec problemom.
We need to act quickly to prevent problems.
In this sentence, 'działać' means 'to act' or 'to take action,' indicating the urgency in responding to a situation.
Ten zegar przestał działać i nie pokazuje prawidłowego czasu.
This clock stopped working and doesn't show the correct time.
Here, 'działać' means 'to work' or 'to function,' referring to the operational status of the clock.
Nasza strategia działa bardzo dobrze w obecnym rynku.
Our strategy works very well in the current market.
In this context, 'działa' means 'to work' or 'to be effective,' describing the success of the strategy.
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