No. 15,956 in Polish
traciliśmy
"Traciliśmy" means "we were losing" in English.
In a sentence
Traciliśmy dużo czasu na niepotrzebne rozmowy.
We were losing a lot of time on unnecessary conversations.
This sentence demonstrates the use of 'traciliśmy' as the first person plural past tense form of the verb 'tracić,' indicating a continuous action in the past that we (as the subject) were engaged in.
Traciliśmy nadzieję, gdy wszystko wydawało się przeciwko nam.
We were losing hope when everything seemed against us.
Here, 'traciliśmy' is used to describe an emotional or abstract loss (of hope) experienced by the subject.
Z każdym dniem traciliśmy kontakt z naszymi starymi znajomymi.
Day by day we were losing touch with our old friends.
In this sentence, 'traciliśmy' conveys an unwelcome gradual loss, in this case referring to an interpersonal connection.
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