No. 10,809 in Polish
dziadom
"Dziadom" is the dative plural form of "dziad," meaning "to grandfathers" or "to old men" in English.
In a sentence
Daliśmy stare książki dziadom.
We gave old books to the elders.
Used as a dative plural form of 'dziad', meaning 'elders' or 'grandfathers', indicating to whom something is given.
Opowiadaliśmy dziadom historie z naszej młodości.
We told stories from our youth to the elders.
Dative plural, implying the recipients of the storytelling in the sentence.
Dziadom należy okazywać szacunek za ich mądrość.
Elders should be respected for their wisdom.
Here 'dziadom' is used as dative plural, emphasizing respect to a group identified as 'elders'.
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