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No. 1,153 in Polish

sześciu

"Six" (in the masculine personal genitive form).

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  • Mam sześciu braci.

    I have six brothers.

    Here, 'sześciu' is the genitive masculine personal numeral used to describe the number of masculine personal nouns, in this case 'brothers'.

  • Porozmawiajmy o sześciu sprawach.

    Let's talk about six matters.

    In this instance, 'sześciu' takes the locative form because it's used in a context following 'o', which requires the locative case.

  • Zabrakło sześciu minut do końca.

    Six minutes were missing till the end.

    Here, 'sześciu' is used in the genitive form because it describes minutes in a context showing lack or deficit, which typically requires the use of the genitive case.

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