No. 6,694 in Polish

dzieje

"Dzieje" means "history" or "events" in English.

In a sentence

Dzieje Polski sięgają czasów średniowiecznych.
The history of Poland dates back to medieval times.
Here, 'dzieje' refers to the historical timeline or events, synonym to 'historie'.
Takie rzeczy dzieją się tylko w filmach.
Such things only happen in movies.
In this sentence, 'dzieją się' means 'happen' and describes occurrences or events.
To, co się teraz dzieje, jest naprawdę niezwykłe.
What is happening now is truly extraordinary.
'Dzieje' in the form 'dzieje się' is used to indicate an action currently occurring, akin to 'is happening'.

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