No. 14,651 in Polish
przytulały
"Przytulały" means "they were hugging" or "they used to hug" in English.
In a sentence
Dzieci przytulały swoje pluszowe misie przed snem.
The children were hugging their plush bears before sleeping.
In this sentence, 'przytulały' is used in the past tense, third person plural, indicating an action performed by children hugging their toys.
Koty przytulały się do siebie na kanapie.
The cats were hugging each other on the couch.
Here, 'przytulały' is reflexive as part of 'przytulały się', showing the cats hugging each other.
Ludzie przytulały drzewo w parku jako wyraz jedności z naturą.
People were hugging the tree in the park as a sign of unity with nature.
This sentence uses 'przytulały' to express people intentionally hugging an object for symbolic purposes.
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