This is the 2889th most frequent Polish word.
maturę
Maturę: Polish high school graduation exam.
Here, 'maturę' refers to the high school final exam as an object of the verb 'zdać', which means 'to pass'.
Zdałem maturę w zeszłym roku.
I passed my high school final exam last year.
In this case, 'maturę' is part of the phrase 'przygotować się do', emphasizing preparation for the exam.
Muszę się przygotować do matury.
I need to prepare for the high school final exam.
Here, 'maturę' is used in a temporal sense, indicating the time before the exam in the sentence.