No. 626 in Polish

istnieje

"Exists" or "there is."

In a sentence

Istnieje wiele powodów, dla których warto uczyć się języków obcych.
There are many reasons why learning foreign languages is worthwhile.
In this sentence, "istnieje" is used to mean "there are" or "exists" to express the presence of reasons.
Jeśli taki problem istnieje, musimy go rozwiązać szybko.
If such a problem exists, we need to solve it quickly.
Here, "istnieje" conveys the idea of something being real or present.
Legenda mówi, że gdzieś na tym terenie istnieje ukryty skarb.
The legend says that somewhere in this area there exists a hidden treasure.
In this usage, "istnieje" indicates the hypothetical or mythological presence of the treasure according to the legend.

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