No. 2,992 in Polish
oglądał
"Watched" (past tense, masculine singular).
In a sentence
Adam oglądał wczoraj ciekawy film.
Adam was watching an interesting movie yesterday.
The word 'oglądał' is used in the past tense to describe Adam's activity of watching a movie, implying it happened as a continuous event in the past.
Kiedy wszedłem do pokoju, Piotr oglądał telewizor.
When I entered the room, Peter was watching television.
Here, 'oglądał' is used to describe an ongoing action in the past at the time when another action occurred.
Dzieci oglądały przez godzinę swoje ulubione bajki.
The children were watching their favorite cartoons for an hour.
In this case, 'oglądały' indicates an action (watching cartoons) performed by the subject (children), employing the past tense for a group of individuals performing the same action.
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