No. 5,479 in Polish
tenisista
A tennis player.
In a sentence
Tenisista wygrał ważny turniej.
The tennis player won an important tournament.
Here, 'tenisista' is the subject of the sentence, referring to a male tennis player.
Zaprosiłem tenisistę do rozmowy o jego karierze.
I invited the tennis player to talk about his career.
In this context, 'tenisistę' is the object of the sentence in the accusative case, meaning 'tenisista' as a male tennis player in the direct object form.
Jestem tenisistą od pięciu lat.
I have been a tennis player for five years.
Here, 'tenisistą' is in the instrumental case, used to describe the subject's role or occupation.
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