No. 3,433 in Polish

zajęły

"Zajęły" means "occupied" or "took" in English, depending on context.

In a sentence

Zajęłyśmy miejsca przy oknie.
We took seats by the window.
Here, 'zajęły' refers to physically taking or occupying a spot or seat.
Te kwestie zajęły większość spotkania.
These issues occupied most of the meeting.
In this sentence, 'zajęły' is used metaphorically to denote that something (issues) occupied time or attention.
Zajęły się organizacją wydarzenia.
They took on organizing the event.
'Zajęły' in this context means to undertake or dedicate oneself to a task.

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