No. 4,820 in Polish
ojcem
"Ojcem" means "father" in the instrumental case in Polish.
In a sentence
Mój ojciec jest lekarzem.
My father is a doctor.
The word 'ojciec' is used in its nominative form here as the subject of the sentence.
Rozmawiałem z moim ojcem o wakacjach.
I talked to my father about the holidays.
Here, 'ojcem' is in instrumental case, as it appears after the preposition 'z', indicating 'with whom'.
Jestem dumny z mojego ojca.
I am proud of my father.
In this sentence, 'ojca' is in genitive case due to the phrase 'z mojego' which requires it to express possession.
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