No. 427 in Polish
jakim
"Jakim" means "what" or "which" in instrumental case in Polish.
In a sentence
W jakim mieście się urodziłeś?
In which city were you born?
Here, 'jakim' functions as an interrogative pronoun to inquire about the specific city.
Nie wiem, w jakim języku napisać tę wiadomość.
I don't know in which language to write this message.
In this case, 'jakim' introduces an indirect question about the language.
Jakim człowiekiem jest on według ciebie?
What kind of person is he according to you?
Here, 'jakim' is used to inquire about descriptive qualities of a person.
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