No. 502 in Polish
prawa
"Rights" or "laws" (plural form), or "right" (feminine singular adjectival form).
In a sentence
Każdy człowiek ma prawo do wolności.
Every person has the right to freedom.
In this context, 'prawo' (singular form of 'prawa') refers to a legal right or entitlement.
Mówił o prawach fizyki.
He talked about the laws of physics.
Here, 'prawa' is plural and means 'laws,' as in scientific principles or rules.
Przesuń się trochę w prawo.
Move a bit to the right.
In this sentence, 'prawo' (or its forms like 'w prawo') means 'the right side' spatially or directionally.
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