No. 4,958 in Polish
podlewać
To water (e.g., plants).
In a sentence
Muszę podlewać kwiaty w ogródku codziennie.
I need to water the flowers in the garden every day.
In this sentence, 'podlewać' is used to describe the routine action of watering plants, emphasizing the regularity and necessity of the task.
Rośliny więdną, kiedy zapomni się je podlewać.
Plants wilt when one forgets to water them.
Here, 'podlewać' is employed to illustrate the consequences of not performing the action of watering plants, highlighting its importance for plant health.
Nie trzeba już podlewać trawnika, ponieważ padał deszcz.
There is no need to water the lawn anymore, as it has rained.
In this case, 'podlewać' is used to suggest that the action of watering is unnecessary due to natural irrigation from rain.
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