No. 1,877 in Polish
mówiąc
"Speaking" or "saying."
In a sentence
Mówiąc szczerze, nie lubię kawy.
Honestly speaking, I don't like coffee.
The word 'mówiąc' is used in a participial form to introduce a manner of speaking.
Zasypiał, mówiąc coś niezrozumiałego.
He was falling asleep while muttering something incomprehensible.
The word 'mówiąc' is used as a participle to describe what he was doing while another action took place.
Mówiąc o pogodzie, w tym roku jest wyjątkowo ciepło.
Speaking about the weather, it is unusually warm this year.
Here, 'mówiąc' introduces a topic of conversation.
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