No. 2,064 in Polish

metra

"Metra" in Polish is the plural form of "metr," meaning "meters" (units of length).

In a sentence

Mogę przejść pięć metrów w minutę.
I can walk five meters in a minute.
In this sentence, 'metra' is used as the genitive case of 'meter' (metr), showing a plural form (meters) in Polish.
Sklep jest położony około stu metrów stąd.
The shop is located about one hundred meters from here.
Here, 'metra' appears as part of an associative phrase indicating distance in genitive plural due to the respective numeral syntax requirements.
Długość tego pokoju wynosi dziesięć metrów.
The length of this room is ten meters.
In this usage, 'metra' reflects measurement units in genitive plural due to the related numeral conformity in Polish.

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