No. 15,735 in Polish
szerszenia
"Szerszenia" means "hornets" in English.
In a sentence
W ogrodzie zauważyłem szerszenia, który krążył wokół kwiatów.
In the garden, I noticed a hornet that was hovering around the flowers.
In this sentence, 'szerszenia' refers to the singular accusative object form of the noun 'szerszeń,' meaning 'hornet.' Used here to denote the insect observed in the garden.
Boję się szerszenia, ponieważ ma agresywne zachowanie.
I am afraid of the hornet because it has aggressive behavior.
Here, 'szerszenia' is the singular genitive form of 'szerszeń,' used to express possession or association (someone fearing it).
Po burzy znaleziono na ziemi gniazdo szerszeni.
After the storm, a hornets' nest was found on the ground.
In this example, 'szerszeni' refers to the plural genitive form of 'szerszeń,' indicating the collective or belonging (the nest of hornets).
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