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No. 17,186 in Polish

zaczynano

"Zaczynano" means "it was started" or "they began" in English.

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  • Zaczynano budowanie domu w lecie.

    The construction of the house was begun in the summer.

    The verb 'zaczynano' is used in its imperfect tense form indicating an action in the past that was initiated and pertains to the plural subject or general impersonal context.

  • Każdego ranka zaczynano pracę o szóstej.

    Every morning, work was started at six o'clock.

    Here, 'zaczynano' reflects a repeated past action occurring at a specific time each day, implying an imperfective aspect of starting work.

  • W tamtych czasach zaczynano naukę czytania już od piątego roku życia.

    In those times, learning to read was begun at the age of five.

    In this sentence, 'zaczynano' is utilized to describe customary historical practices with an impersonal tone.

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