No. 552 in Polish
piłkarze
"Piłkarze" means "football players" or "soccer players" in English.
In a sentence
Piłkarze grali na stadionie przez cały wieczór.
The soccer players played in the stadium all evening.
In this sentence, 'piłkarze' is used as the subject of the verb 'grali', indicating the performers of the action of playing.
Kibice wspierają piłkarze podczas meczu.
The fans support the soccer players during the match.
Here, 'piłkarze' denotes the object of the support provided by 'kibice' (the fans), showing the word in the dative case when obtaining support.
Drużyna piłkarzy wzięła udział w turnieju międzynarodowym.
The team of soccer players participated in an international tournament.
In this example, 'piłkarzy' is in the genitive plural form to describe the team.
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