No. 2,889 in Polish
maturę
Maturę: Polish high school graduation exam.
In a sentence
Zdałem maturę w zeszłym roku.
I passed my high school final exam last year.
Here, 'maturę' refers to the high school final exam as an object of the verb 'zdać', which means 'to pass'.
Muszę się przygotować do matury.
I need to prepare for the high school final exam.
In this case, 'maturę' is part of the phrase 'przygotować się do', emphasizing preparation for the exam.
Uczyłem się intensywnie przed maturą.
I studied intensively before the high school final exam.
Here, 'maturę' is used in a temporal sense, indicating the time before the exam in the sentence.
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