No. 537 in Polish
wiedzieć
"To know" (in terms of knowledge or awareness).
In a sentence
Czy wiesz, gdzie jest najbliższy sklep?
Do you know where the nearest store is?
In this sentence, 'wiedzieć' is used in the context of knowledge or awareness about the location of the nearest store.
Wiedziałem, że coś jest nie w porządku.
I knew something was wrong.
Here, 'wiedzieć' is employed in the past tense 'wiedziałem' to describe having known or being aware of a fact in the past.
Chcemy wiedzieć, co się stało.
We want to know what happened.
In this example, 'wiedzieć' expresses the intention or desire to learn or be informed about an event.
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