No. 11,551 in Polish

kapitanem

"Kapitanem" means "captain" (instrumental case) in English.

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Kapitanem drużyny piłkarskiej jest Jan Kowalski.
The captain of the football team is Jan Kowalski.
In this sentence, "kapitanem" is used to indicate the role of captain in the football team, functioning as a noun in an instrumental case to describe Jan Kowalski's position.
Przez rok pracował jako kapitanem statku.
He worked as the captain of a ship for a year.
Here, "kapitanem" portrays the role as a captain of a ship, employed in an instrumental case to describe the professional occupation.
Został mianowany kapitanem armii po pięciu latach służby.
He was appointed as a captain in the army after five years of service.
In this instance, "kapitanem" represents a military rank, used in an instrumental case following the verb "mianowany" (appointed) to denote a change of status.

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