okłamali

In a sentence

• Oni mnie okłamali, mówiąc, że przyjeżdżają.

  They lied to me, claiming that they were coming.

  In this sentence, 'okłamali' is used to indicate that the subject (they) told a deliberate falsehood to another person.

• Długo nie mogłam uwierzyć, że mnie okłamali.

  For a long time, I couldn't believe that they lied to me.

  Here, 'okłamali' conveys the action of deception directed at the speaker.

• Nie wiem, dlaczego ją okłamali w tej sprawie.

  I don't know why they lied to her about this matter.

  In this example, 'okłamali' describes the act of lying, specifying the person who was deceived and the context of the falsehood.