No. 16,626 in Polish
wrogiem
"Enemy."
In a sentence
On nigdy nie chciał być moim wrogiem.
He never wanted to be my enemy.
In this sentence, 'wrogiem' is in instrumental case, serving as the complement after the verb 'być' (to be), describing a state of being.
Wrogiem w tej grze jest komputer.
The enemy in this game is the computer.
Here, 'wrogiem' is also in the instrumental case, used as part of a predicate after 'jest' (is) to identify the subject in the context of the game.
Nie pokazuj wrogiem swoich strategii.
Do not show your strategies to the enemy.
In this example, 'wrogiem' is in instrumental case, used indirectly to indicate the entity to whom actions should not be revealed.
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