No. 733 in Polish
strażacy
Firefighters.
In a sentence
Strażacy gasili pożar w lesie.
The firefighters were extinguishing a forest fire.
In this sentence, 'strażacy' is the subject and refers to individuals whose occupation is to extinguish fires, emphasizing their professional role.
Dzieci były zafascynowane widokiem strażaków na pokazie sprzętu.
The children were fascinated by the sight of the firefighters at the equipment show.
Here, 'strażaków' is in the genitive plural form, used to express admiration towards firefighters in the context of a public event.
Na przyjęciu rodzinnym wujek Marek opowiadał, jak to dawniej pracował jako strażak.
At the family gathering, Uncle Marek was recounting how he used to work as a firefighter.
In this example, the singular 'strażak' is used as a predicate nominative, describing someone's former profession.
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