No. 229 in Polish
polacy
"Polacy" means "Poles" or "Polish people" in English.
In a sentence
Polacy są dumni ze swojej historii.
The Polish people are proud of their history.
The word 'Polacy' refers to the inhabitants of Poland as a national group.
Wielu Polaków mieszka za granicą.
Many Polish people live abroad.
Here, the word changes in form ('Polaków', which is the genitive plural form of 'Polacy') indicating that 'Polacy' is declined based on grammatical case in Polish.
Czy Polacy interesują się polityką?
Are Polish people interested in politics?
In this question, 'Polacy' is used as the subject of the sentence and refers to the group collectively.
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