No. 3,942 in Polish
sylwester
New Year's Eve.
In a sentence
Sylwester to moje ulubione święto.
New Year's Eve is my favorite holiday.
Here, 'sylwester' is used as a noun referring to the holiday of New Year's Eve.
Wybieramy się na sylwestra do znajomych.
We're going to a New Year's Eve party at friends' place.
In this sentence, 'sylwestra' appears in the accusative case of the noun, indicating the event being attended.
Podczas sylwestra wystrzeliły fajerwerki.
During the New Year's Eve, fireworks were set off.
The word 'sylwestra' is in genitive case here, showing the context or time of the event.
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