No. 17,201 in Polish
zadziałać
"Zadziałać" means "to take effect" or "to work."
In a sentence
Jeśli nacisniesz przycisk, system powinien zadziałać.
If you press the button, the system should work.
The verb "zadziałać" in this context refers to the system functioning or operating as intended.
Nowe lekarstwo dopiero zaczyna zadziałać.
The new medicine is just starting to take effect.
Here, "zadziałać" means that the medicine is beginning to have its intended effect.
Musimy znaleźć sposób, by ten plan zadziałał.
We need to find a way for this plan to work.
In this sentence, "zadziałać" conveys the idea of something, like a plan, working successfully.
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