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Polish frequency list

No. 53 in Polish

temu

"Temu" in Polish means "ago" when referring to time or "to this/that" depending on context.

In a sentence

  • To wydarzyło się rok temu.

    This happened a year ago.

    Here 'temu' is used to denote the time elapsed since an event.

  • Dzięki temu mogłem łatwiej znaleźć rozwiązanie.

    Thanks to this, I could find a solution more easily.

    Here 'temu' works as a pronoun referring to something mentioned previously and is connected with 'dzięki' (thanks to).

  • Nie wiem, jak poradzić sobie z temu podobnymi problemami.

    I don't know how to deal with similar problems to this one.

    Here 'temu' is used to refer specifically to a particular thing or situation described in the context.

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