No. 11,692 in Polish
kompasem
"Kompasem" in English means "with a compass."
In a sentence
Podróżnik posługiwał się kompasem, aby znaleźć właściwą drogę.
The traveler used a compass to find the correct path.
In this sentence, 'kompasem' is the instrumental case of the noun 'kompas' (compass), used to indicate the instrument by which the action (finding the path) is performed.
Marysia była zafascynowana działaniem kompasem podczas lekcji geografii.
Marysia was fascinated by the operation of the compass during the geography lesson.
Here, 'kompasem' in instrumental case is used to describe the entity being focused on during an activity, in this case, the operation of the compass.
Przewodnik tłumaczył zasady posługiwania się kompasem grupie turystów.
The guide explained the rules of using a compass to the group of tourists.
In this example, 'kompasem' is used in the instrumental case to indicate the tool being explained or learned about in the context of its usage.
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