No. 13,411 in Polish
pad
"Pad" in Polish can mean "fall" or "crash."
In a sentence
Ten pad do gry jest bardzo wygodny.
This game controller is very comfortable.
Here, 'pad' refers to a 'controller,' specifically for playing video games, used as a noun.
Nastąpił nagły pad deszczu i wszyscy zmokli.
There was a sudden downpour of rain, and everyone got wet.
In this example, 'pad' signifies 'a fall or occurrence,' in this context referring to a sudden shower of rain, used metaphorically as a noun.
Po długim biegu czułem, że padę na ziemię.
After a long run, I felt I would collapse on the ground.
In this scenario, 'padę' is a conjugated form of the verb 'paść,' meaning 'to fall,' referring to physical collapse or dropping due to exhaustion.
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