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No. 512 in Polish

kary

Penalties or punishments.

In a sentence

  • Dostał karę za złe zachowanie w szkole.

    He received a punishment for bad behavior at school.

    Here, 'karę' is used as a noun in the accusative singular form to mean 'punishment'.

  • Ona jest bardzo kary garçon w malarstwie.

    She is very harmonious in painting.

    'Kary' is idiomatic here, used to mean 'harmonious' or 'well-proportioned' as an adjective.

  • Konie kary galopowały przez pole.

    Black horses galloped across the field.

    'Kary' is an adjective in the plural form referring to 'black' (specifically for horses).

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