No. 15,933 in Polish
tomu
"Tomu" in Polish means "to him" or "to that" (dative case of "ten").
In a sentence
Nie wiem, kogo można za to obarczyć winą, ale nie jestem temu powodem.
I don't know who can be blamed for this, but I am not the cause of it.
Here, 'temu' is used in the dative form to refer to the indirect object, stemming from 'ten' (this).
Tego tomu nie przeczytałem jeszcze, ale mam zamiar.
I have not read this volume yet, but I intend to.
'Tomu' refers to 'volume' in the genitive form, related to the noun 'tom'.
Dzięki temu rozwiązaniu wiele problemów udało się rozwiązać.
Thanks to this solution, many problems were resolved.
'Temu' here is used in the dative case to indicate the solution referenced earlier.
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