This is the 12519th most frequent Polish word.
nakrywało
"Nakrywało" means "covered" (referring to something that was covering).
Here, 'nakrywało' is used to describe the action of setting or covering the table with necessary items such as tablecloths or utensils, in the past tense.
On nakrywało stół przed obiadem.
He was setting the table before lunch.
Here, 'nakrywało' is used to explain how the shadow extended to cover a specific part of the environment, using an imperfect aspect to describe a past continuous situation.
Cień nakrywało przestrzeń pod drzewem.
The shadow was covering the space under the tree.
In this case, 'nakrywało' refers to the action of snow covering the area, emphasizing the continuous process during a past time period.