No. 14,278 in Polish
protestując
"Protestując" means "protesting."
In a sentence
Protestując przed budynkiem rządu, ludzie domagali się zmian.
Protesting in front of the government building, people demanded change.
The word 'protestując' acts as a gerund expressing the action of 'protesting' specifying when the people demanded change.
Rozmawiali z dziennikarzami, protestując przeciwko złym warunkom pracy.
They talked to reporters, protesting against poor working conditions.
'Protestując' functions as a participial clause explaining the manner or reason for their action of talking to reporters.
Byłam w tłumie, protestując z moimi przyjaciółmi przeciwko decyzji.
I was in the crowd, protesting with my friends against the decision.
Here, 'protestując' identifies the person's concurrent actions while being in the crowd, denoting enthusiasm and solidarity.
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