No. 5,179 in Polish
przypadkiem
"Przypadkiem" means "by accident" or "by chance" in English.
In a sentence
Przypadkiem znalazłem stare zdjęcia na strychu.
By accident, I found old photos in the attic.
The word 'przypadkiem' here means 'by accident', indicating an unintended discovery.
Przypadkiem mogło do tego dojść, gdyż nikomu nie zwrócono uwagi.
This could have happened by coincidence since no one was warned.
'Przypadkiem' is used to indicate the occurrence of an event by coincidence or chance.
Czy przypadkiem widziałeś moje klucze?
Did you happen to see my keys?
Here, 'przypadkiem' communicates the notion of 'happened to', used in a question to inquire if something occurred unintentionally.
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