No. 1,153 in Polish
sześciu
"Six" (in the masculine personal genitive form).
In a sentence
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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