No. 3,743 in Polish
maj
"Maj" means "May," the fifth month of the year.
In a sentence
W maju kwitną najpiękniejsze kwiaty.
In May, the most beautiful flowers bloom.
In this sentence, 'maj' is used as the name of the month, May, to indicate a specific time period in the year.
Mają długie nogi, dlatego szybko biegają.
They have long legs, so they run fast.
Here, 'mają' is the third-person plural form of the verb 'mieć' (to have), meaning 'they have'.
Czy to jest ich własny maj, o którym śpiewają w piosence?
Is it their own May they're singing about in the song?
In this context, 'maj' is used metaphorically, perhaps representing youth, freshness, or a new beginning as depicted in poetic or lyrical language.
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