No. 1,137 in Polish
rokiem
"Rokiem" means "year" in instrumental case in Polish.
In a sentence
Mieszkam tu już od ponad roku.
I have been living here for over a year.
The word 'roku' is used in the genitive case to express duration ('over a year').
Rokiem rozpoczęcia nauki był 1995.
The year of starting school was 1995.
The word 'rokiem' is used in the instrumental case to show a specific point of reference ('the year of starting').
Jego marzenia wiązały się z rokiem 2020.
His dreams were connected with the year 2020.
The word 'rokiem' is used in the instrumental case to relate to a specific year ('connected with the year').
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