No. 434 in Polish
pan
"Pan" in Polish means "Mr." or "Sir."
In a sentence
Pan Kowalski mieszka w tym domu.
Mr. Kowalski lives in this house.
'Pan' is used here as a formal title equivalent to 'Mr.'
Czy mógłby pan mi pomóc?
Could you help me, sir?
'Pan' is used here as a respectful and formal address for 'you' in singular and masculine forms.
Spotkałem pana wczoraj w sklepie.
I met you (sir) yesterday at the store.
'Pan' is used here in singular masculine accusative case to mean '(you, sir)' respectfully.
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