No. 7,217 in Polish
jechaliśmy
"We were driving" or "We were riding."
In a sentence
Wczoraj jechaliśmy do Warszawy samochodem.
Yesterday, we were driving to Warsaw by car.
Here, "jechaliśmy" indicates a past continuous action of moving to a location using a vehicle.
Kiedy jechaliśmy na wycieczkę, zaczęło padać.
When we were traveling on a trip, it started raining.
In this case, "jechaliśmy" represents the continuous action of traveling by some mode of transportation, setting the scene for when another action (it started raining) occurred.
Nie mogliśmy uwierzyć, co widzieliśmy, gdy jechaliśmy przez las.
We couldn't believe what we saw as we were driving through the forest.
Here, "jechaliśmy" describes the ongoing action of driving through the forest, providing the context for witnessing an event.
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