No. 17,210 in Polish
zaginięciem
"Zaginięciem" means "disappearance" in English.
In a sentence
Policja zajęła się sprawą jego zaginięcia.
The police took up the case of his disappearance.
The word "zaginięcia" here is used in the instrumental case, indicating the reason or cause being addressed.
Zaginięcie kluczy było problemem dla rodziny.
The disappearance of the keys was a problem for the family.
Here, "zaginięcie" is used in the nominative case as the subject of the sentence.
Nie mogliśmy pogodzić się z jego zaginięciem.
We couldn't come to terms with his disappearance.
In this sentence, "zaginięciem" is in the instrumental case, accompanying the preposition "z" to signify means or association.
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