No. 504 in Polish
wiadomo
"Wiadomo" means "it is known" or "obviously" in English.
In a sentence
Wiadomo, że dziś będzie padać deszcz.
It's known that it will rain today.
Here, 'wiadomo' is used to mean 'it's known', indicating shared or general knowledge.
Chodźmy na spacer, wiadomo, z parasolem.
Let's go for a walk, obviously with an umbrella.
In this context, 'wiadomo' conveys 'obviously', indicating an assumed necessity or condition.
Nie będziemy ryzykować, wiadomo.
We will not take risks, of course.
Here, 'wiadomo' is used colloquially to mean 'of course', asserting agreement with or reinforcement of a statement.
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