No. 2,266 in Polish

sto

"Sto" in Polish means "one hundred" in English.

In a sentence

Na stole leży sto książek.
There are a hundred books on the table.
In this sentence, 'sto' represents the cardinal number 100 (one hundred) indicating the quantity of books.
To miejsce jest sto razy większe od mojego pokoju.
This place is a hundred times larger than my room.
Here, 'sto' is used metaphorically to express a comparison illustrating magnitude.
Mam sto powodów, by cię odwiedzić.
I have a hundred reasons to visit you.
In this context, 'sto' conveys an approximate or symbolic large quantity, implying abundant reasons.

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