No. 3,097 in Polish
pracowało
"Pracowało" means "worked" (third person singular or neuter singular past tense).
In a sentence
Wiele osób pracowało w tej fabryce.
Many people worked in this factory.
The word 'pracowało' here is used in the past tense (third-person plural neuter form) to indicate a group of people were employed or engaged in a task at the factory.
To urządzenie nie pracowało poprawnie.
This device was not working correctly.
Here 'pracowało' conveys that the device was functioning or operating, again in past tense, showing it had issues.
Kiedyś pracowało się ciężej na roli.
In the past, people used to work harder on the fields.
In this sentence, 'pracowało' is used impersonally with 'się,' referring to general activities in the past, particularly the hard work on farms.
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