No. 257 in Polish
grudnia
"Grudnia" means "December" in English (genitive case in Polish).
In a sentence
Pierwszego grudnia padał śnieg.
On the first of December, it was snowing.
'grudnia' is the genitive form of 'grudzień,' used here to denote a specific day within the month.
Księgowa zakończyła raport do ostatniego grudnia.
The accountant completed the report by the end of December.
Here, 'grudnia' is used to indicate a deadline by the end of the month.
Wojna zakończyła się w grudnia.
The war ended in December.
In this example, 'grudnia' indirectly refers to the time period related to this month, though the usage is informal and less standard.
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