No. 11,845 in Polish
kratkami
"Kr(a)t(k)ami": "Bars" or "grilles" (instrumental plural form in Polish).
In a sentence
Więzień patrzył przez okno z kratkami.
The prisoner looked through the window with bars.
Here, 'kratkami' refers to barred structures in the window, showing its use related to physical barriers.
Przykryłem naczynie kratkami z piekarnika.
I covered the dish with the oven grates.
In this sentence, 'kratkami' denotes oven grates, highlighting its association with objects in a cooking context.
Rozwiązywaliśmy zadania w zeszycie w kratkami.
We solved tasks in a notebook with grid paper.
Here, 'kratkami' represents the small squares on grid paper in the notebook, emphasizing its use in describing patterns.
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