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No. 504 in Polish

wiadomo

"Wiadomo" means "it is known" or "obviously" in English.

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  • 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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