No. 13,844 in Polish

polecił

"Polecił" means "recommended" or "instructed."

In a sentence

Jan polecił nam świetną restaurację w centrum.
Jan recommended us a great restaurant in the center.
In this sentence, 'polecił' is used in the past tense to denote making a suggestion or recommendation to another entity. It implies Jan has positive experience with the restaurant and wants us to consider visiting it.
Czy poleciłbyś jakieś książki o historii Polski?
Would you recommend any books about Polish history?
Here, 'poleciłbyś' is the conditional form of 'polecił', indicating a polite inquiry for suggestions or advice based on someone's knowledge or experience.
Profesor polecił, abyśmy dokładnie przeczytali artykuł przed zajęciami.
The professor recommended that we carefully read the article before the class.
In this case, 'polecił' is used to express an action instructed or advised by a person of authority, often implying expectation or guidance.

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