No. 16,122 in Polish
udać
"Udać" means "to succeed" or "to pretend," depending on context.
In a sentence
Udało mi się zdać egzamin.
I managed to pass the exam.
Here, 'udać się' is used to mean 'to manage or succeed,' referring to successfully accomplishing something.
Postanowiliśmy udać się w podróż.
We decided to embark on a travel journey.
In this case, 'udać się' means 'to go or to head,' talking about moving toward a destination.
Nie udało się rozwikłać tej zagadki.
It wasn't possible to solve this riddle.
Here, 'udać się' is used in the negative form to show failure in achieving or completing an action.
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