No. 155 in Polish
wojny
"Wojny" means "wars" in English.
In a sentence
Podczas wojny ludzie musieli często ukrywać się przed wrogiem.
During the war, people often had to hide from the enemy.
In this sentence, 'wojny' is used in the genitive singular case to indicate 'during the war'.
Przypomnienie o dawnych wojnach zawsze wzbudza refleksję.
The reminder of past wars always provokes reflection.
Here, 'wojnach' is used in the locative plural case to discuss 'wars' in a general reflective context.
Zapobieganie wojnom jest istotnym celem polityki międzynarodowej.
Preventing wars is an important goal of international policy.
In this sentence, 'wojnom' is the dative plural case, suggesting the prevention 'of wars'.
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