No. 15,311 in Polish
skończywszy
"Skończywszy" means "having finished" in English.
In a sentence
Skończywszy projekt, udał się na przerwę.
Having finished the project, he went on a break.
Here, 'skończywszy' is a participle that denotes the completion of the action 'skończyć' (to finish) prior to the main action described (going on a break).
Skończywszy rozmowę, wróciła do swoich obowiązków.
Having finished the conversation, she returned to her duties.
In this sentence, 'skończywszy' indicates that the action of finishing the conversation had been completed before she returned to her duties.
Skończywszy czytać książkę, zdecydował się na spacer.
Having finished reading the book, he decided to go for a walk.
In this example, 'skończywszy' reflects the sequence where the completion of reading led to the decision to take a walk.
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