No. 5,127 in Polish
przekonać
"Przekonać" means "to convince" or "to persuade."
In a sentence
Przekonałem go, żeby przyszedł na spotkanie.
I persuaded him to come to the meeting.
Here, 'przekonać' is used in the sense of convincing someone to take a specific action.
Nie mogę się przekonać do jedzenia szpinaku.
I cannot bring myself to eating spinach.
In this case, 'przekonać' reflects the idea of convincing oneself or becoming convinced of something personally.
Przekonało mnie jego zaangażowanie w ten projekt.
His engagement in this project convinced me.
Here, 'przekonać' shows the meaning of being convinced or persuaded by someone's actions or qualities.
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