No. 279 in Polish
trafił
"Hit" or "managed to reach."
In a sentence
On trafił do szpitala po wypadku.
He ended up in the hospital after the accident.
'Trafił' here means 'ended up' or 'found himself in', indicating that he arrived at the hospital as a result of the accident.
Za pierwszym razem trafił w cel.
He hit the target on the first try.
'Trafił' in this sentence means 'hit' or 'struck', used to describe succeeding in hitting or aiming at something.
Mam nadzieję, że trafił do właściwego miejsca.
I hope he got to the right place.
'Trafił' here conveys the idea of 'arrived at' or 'reached', suggesting successful navigation or direction.
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