No. 17,827 in Polish
zęba
"Zęba" means "tooth" (genitive singular form) in English.
In a sentence
Wczoraj wieczorem poczułem ból zęba.
Last evening, I felt a toothache.
In this sentence, 'zęba' is used in the accusative case to refer to 'tooth,' indicating possession or connection to the noun 'ból' (pain).
Dentysta powiedział, że muszę wyrwać zęba.
The dentist said that I need to extract a tooth.
Here, 'zęba' is again in the accusative case, following the verb 'wyrwać' (to extract), signifying the object of this action.
Podczas posiłku złamałem kawałek zęba.
During the meal, I broke a piece of my tooth.
In this usage, 'zęba' is in the genitive case, showing a partitive relationship where a portion or piece of 'tooth' is mentioned.
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