This is the 8236th most frequent Polish word.
ostatnimi
"Ostatnimi" means "the last" or "recent" in English, relating to a plural form in contexts like "recent days" or "the last ones."
The phrase 'ostatnimi czasy' means 'recently' or 'lately'. In this context, 'ostatnimi' is the plural instrumental form of 'ostatni', indicating time.
Ostatnimi czasy dużo czytam.
Recently, I have been reading a lot.
Here, 'ostatnimi' describes 'latami' (years) in the plural instrumental form, expressing a span of time in the past.
Ostatnimi latami uczę się polskiego.
Over the recent years, I have been learning Polish.
In this sentence, 'ostatnimi' is used as an adjective in instrumental plural form, modifying 'samochodami' (cars).