No. 2,593 in Polish

słoweniec

Slovenian (a person from Slovenia).

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Słoweniec pochodzi z małego kraju w Europie.
A Slovenian comes from a small country in Europe.
Here, the word "Słoweniec" is used as a noun referring to a person from Slovenia.
Mój znajomy, który jest Słoweńcem, podróżuje po Polsce.
My friend, who is Slovenian, is traveling through Poland.
In this sentence, "Słoweniec" is used in the instrumental case "Słoweńcem" to describe my friend being of Slovenian origin.
Rozmawiałem z Słoweńcem wczoraj na rynku.
I spoke with a Slovenian yesterday at the market.
The word "Słoweniec" appears here in the instrumental case as "Słoweńcem" because it's part of a constructed phrase expressing action towards someone.

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