No. 5,140 in Polish
przestanie
"Przestanie" means "cessation" or "the act of stopping."
In a sentence
Przestanie padać deszcz za godzinę.
The rain will stop in an hour.
Here, 'przestanie' indicates the future cessation of an ongoing process, using the word as the third-person singular form of the verb 'przestać' in the future tense.
Jeśli nie przestanie hałasować, trudno będzie się skupić.
If he/she doesn't stop making noise, it will be hard to concentrate.
In this case, 'przestanie' describes the conditional cessation of an activity, framed within a hypothetical or probable scenario using the verb 'przestać'.
Wierzę, że kiedyś przestanie się bać ciemności.
I believe that someday he/she will stop being afraid of the dark.
Here, 'przestanie' expresses belief or future expectation regarding stopping a specific state or behavior, showing the use of 'przestać' in a narrative about overcoming.
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