No. 13,827 in Polish
pokonały
"Pokonały" means "they defeated" or "they overcame."
In a sentence
Drużyna pokonała przeciwników w turnieju.
The team defeated the opponents in the tournament.
The word 'pokonała' in this sentence is the past-tense form of the verb 'pokonać' (to overcome/defeat), showing that the subject (the team) successfully defeated others.
Trudności życiowe pokonały jego motywację.
Life difficulties overcame his motivation.
Here, 'pokonały' is used to express that challenges overwhelmed someone's ability or motivation, emphasizing an emotional, figurative sense of the verb.
Pokonałyśmy długą drogę, aby tutaj dotrzeć.
We covered a long distance to get here.
In this example, 'pokonałyśmy' (a variant of 'pokonały' for a specific subject in grammatical gender) refers to traversing a physical route, highlighting determination or effort.
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