No. 7,184 in Polish
jakob
"Jakob" is a Polish given name equivalent to "Jacob" in English.
In a sentence
Jakob ma nowego psa.
Jakob has a new dog.
Here, 'Jakob' is used as a proper noun, someone's name.
Zachowuje się jakob by był niewinny.
He acts as if he were innocent.
In this sentence, 'jakob' functions as a variant spelling for 'jakby', which serves as a conjunction meaning 'as if'.
Co tydzień widuję się z Moim kuzynem Jakobem.
I meet with my cousin Jakob every week.
Here, 'Jakobem' is the instrumental case of the proper noun 'Jakob', used to indicate association or interaction.
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