No. 882 in Polish
ostrołęce
"Ostrołęce" is the locative form of "Ostrołęka," a city in Poland, used to indicate location or context related to it.
In a sentence
W Ostrołęce mieszkają moi dziadkowie.
My grandparents live in Ostrołęka.
The term 'Ostrołęce' is used here to denote the location (a city in Poland) where the speaker's grandparents live, including the grammatical locative case to indicate the place of an action.
Byłem kiedyś w Ostrołęce na wakacjach.
I was once in Ostrołęka for vacation.
Here, 'Ostrołęce' refers to the city mentioned as a past destination, also using the locative case to indicate being at this location.
Spotkamy się w Ostrołęce i pójdziemy na spacer nad rzekę.
We will meet in Ostrołęka and go for a walk by the river.
In this sentence, 'Ostrołęce' indicates the meeting location, employing the locative case which is common in Polish for such references.
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