No. 15,111 in Polish
rzekę
"Rzekę" is the accusative form of "rzeka," meaning "river" in English.
In a sentence
Przeszliśmy przez rzekę, gdy zapadł zmrok.
We crossed the river as night fell.
The word 'rzekę' here refers to the direct object of the action of crossing, which is the word for 'river' in the accusative case.
Nie dotarliśmy do rzeki z powodu złej pogody.
We did not reach the river due to bad weather.
This sentence does not use 'rzekę' directly but shows the word in its locative form 'rzeki' to explain spatial relation.
W widoku z góry rzekę było widać jako srebrzystą wstęgę.
From the top, the river could be seen as a silvery ribbon.
In this sentence, 'rzekę' is used to highlight its visual perceptibility from a viewpoint, indicating it as the object of observation.
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