No. 534 in Polish
tysiące
"Thousands."
In a sentence
Na koncercie było tysiące ludzi.
There were thousands of people at the concert.
In this sentence, 'tysiące' is used as a numeral form referring to a large quantity, specifically thousands of people, emphasizing the high attendance of the event.
Mam tysiące książek w swojej bibliotece.
I have thousands of books in my library.
Here, 'tysiące' indicates a vast amount of books someone possesses, highlighting abundance or exaggeration depending on context interpretation.
Setki i tysiące ptaków przelatywały nad naszym domem.
Hundreds and thousands of birds were flying over our house.
In this context, 'tysiące' represents the magnitude of birds in the scene, paired with 'setki' to express an even larger collective group.
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