No. 581 in Polish
r
The Polish word "r" is the name of the letter "R" in the Polish alphabet.
In a sentence
Rzeka płynie spokojnie przez dolinę.
The river flows calmly through the valley.
The word 'r' does not explicitly appear here. This sentence uses the word 'rzeka' (river), which starts with 'r', showing its prevalence in Polish words.
To jest rysa na szybie.
This is a scratch on the glass.
Here, the letter 'r' is part of the word 'rysa' (scratch), exemplifying its occurrence in subject-related vocabulary.
W alfabetach języka, r jest osiemnasta litera.
In alphabets of this language, 'r' is the eighteenth letter.
In this sentence, 'r' is directly stated as a letter of the alphabet, highlighting it explicitly and concretely as a linguistic element.
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