No. 15,530 in Polish
starsi
"Elders" or "older people."
In a sentence
Starsi ludzie często potrzebują większego wsparcia.
Older people often need more support.
Here, 'starsi' is used as an adjective that describes the noun 'ludzie' (people), referring to their advanced age.
Mam starszych kuzynów, którzy mieszkają za granicą.
I have older cousins who live abroad.
In this sentence, 'starszych' is the plural masculine form used as an adjective modifying 'kuzynów' (cousins), indicating that they are older.
W klasie byli starsi i młodsi uczniowie.
In the class, there were older and younger students.
Here, 'starsi' is used as a noun derived from the adjective, referring to the group of older students explicitly.
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