No. 10,813 in Polish
działały
"Worked" or "functioned" (past tense of "działać").
In a sentence
Komputery działały bardzo wolno wczoraj.
The computers worked very slowly yesterday.
The word 'działały' here indicates that the computers functioned or operated in a certain way in the past.
Wszystkie maszyny działały sprawnie na początku projektu.
All the machines operated efficiently at the start of the project.
Here, 'działały' refers to functioning effectively or efficiently in the context of machines.
Silniki działały głośno przez całą noc.
The engines worked loudly throughout the night.
In this sentence, 'działały' describes the persistent and continuing action of the engines functioning during the mentioned time.
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