No. 16,529 in Polish
winowajcy
The Polish word "winowajcy" translates to "culprits" in English.
In a sentence
Policja szybko ujęła winowajcę zbrodni.
The police quickly apprehended the culprit of the crime.
In this sentence, 'winowajcę' represents the perpetrator or the person responsible for committing the crime.
W czasie burzy wyłamało się kilka gałęzi, ale winowajcą było drzewo osłabione przez wcześniejsze wichury.
During the storm, several branches broke off, but the culprit was the tree weakened by previous gales.
Here, 'winowajcą' is used metaphorically to attribute responsibility for the event to the tree.
Nie powinieneś być tak srogi dla niego; właściwy winowajca jeszcze nie został odnaleziony.
You shouldn't be so strict with him; the actual culprit has not yet been found.
In this usage, 'winowajca' refers to the true person responsible, suggesting a situation of misattributed blame.
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