No. 3,228 in Polish

sportowców

"Sportowców" means "athletes" in English.

In a sentence

Spotkałem wielu sportowców na zawodach.
I met many athletes at the competition.
The word 'sportowców' is used in plural genitive case here to describe 'many athletes'.
Przygotowania sportowców do olimpiady są intensywne.
The athletes' preparations for the Olympics are intense.
The word 'sportowców' in the genitive case denotes possession, indicating that the preparations belong to the athletes.
Widzowie z entuzjazmem oklaskiwali wysiłek sportowców.
The spectators enthusiastically applauded the athletes' effort.
Here, 'sportowców' is in the genitive case, connected to the appreciation of the athletes' effort.

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