No. 3,008 in Polish
opowiadała
"Opowiadała" means "she was telling" or "she told."
In a sentence
Maria często opowiadała historie o swojej młodości.
Maria often told stories about her youth.
The verb 'opowiadała' here is used in the sense of narrating or recounting stories.
Gdy byliśmy dziećmi, nasza babcia zawsze opowiadała nam bajki na dobranoc.
When we were kids, our grandmother always used to tell us bedtime stories.
In this context, 'opowiadała' is describing a habitual action in the past, specifically storytelling.
Podczas spotkania Anna opowiadała o swoich podróżach.
During the meeting, Anna was talking about her travels.
Here, 'opowiadała' is employed to indicate that Anna was relating her travel experiences.
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