No. 8,099 in Polish
novak
The Polish word "Nowak" is a common surname, equivalent to "new man" or "newcomer" in English.
In a sentence
Novak to moje ulubione nazwisko.
Novak is my favorite surname.
In this sentence, 'Novak' is used as a surname, indicating someone's family name.
Codziennie czytam książkę Novaka.
I read Novak's book every day.
Here, 'Novaka' (inflected form of Novak) indicates ownership, corresponding to Novak as the author of the book.
Mój sąsiad nazywa się Novak.
My neighbor's name is Novak.
In this case, 'Novak' is used to identify a person by their last name.
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