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No. 63 in Polish

pracy

"Pracy" means "work" or "labor" (genitive or locative case of "praca").

In a sentence

  • Idę do pracy o ósmej rano.

    I go to work at eight in the morning.

    The word 'pracy' is in the genitive case, denoting possession or belonging, referring to work as a destination.

  • Nie mam dzisiaj pracy.

    I do not have work today.

    Here, 'pracy' is again in the genitive case, indicating the object being negated in the sentence.

  • Potrzebujesz więcej czasu do pracy nad projektem.

    You need more time for working on the project.

    In this sentence, 'pracy' is in the genitive case following a preposition that requires it, indicating the purpose or focus of the time.

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