No. 12,806 in Polish
niszczono
"Destroyed" (past tense, third-person singular or plural).
In a sentence
W czasie wojny niszczono wiele zabytków.
During the war, many monuments were destroyed.
In this case, 'niszczono' refers to a general statement about destruction during a past event without specifying the subject.
Niszczono nasze plany poprzez wprowadzanie nowych reguł.
Our plans were destroyed by introducing new rules.
Here, 'niszczono' is used to describe a past action affecting the subject ('our plans'), in a passive manner.
Podczas powodzi niszczono infrastrukturę w miastach.
During the flood, infrastructure in the cities was destroyed.
In this example, 'niszczono' denotes a passive action occurring due to a natural disaster.
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