No. 16,550 in Polish
wiêzieniu
"In prison" or "imprisonment."
In a sentence
Mój wujek spędził kilka lat w więzieniu.
My uncle spent several years in prison.
The word 'więzieniu' is used in the locative case, indicating the location of the subject (uncle's years spent).
Tomek zawsze bał się myśli o więzieniu.
Tomek always feared the thought of prison.
Here, 'więzieniu' is used in the locative case, referring to the abstract concept of prison as a place.
W więzieniu przeprowadzają różne programy resocjalizacyjne.
Various rehabilitation programs are conducted in prison.
In this sentence, 'więzieniu' is again in the locative case, describing the location where the programs take place.
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