No. 2,375 in Polish
zakazu
"Zakazu" means "prohibition" or "ban."
In a sentence
Polski rząd wprowadził zakazu palenia w miejscach publicznych.
The Polish government implemented a ban on smoking in public places.
The word 'zakazu' is used in its genitive case form, referring to 'a ban' introduced by an authority.
Nie rozumiem zakazu wprowadzania zwierząt do tego parku.
I do not understand the prohibition of bringing animals into this park.
Here, 'zakazu' is again in the genitive case, describing the prohibition posed regarding a specific action.
Od czasu zakazu parkowania, ulice są mniej zatłoczone.
Since the parking ban, the streets are less crowded.
In this example, 'zakazu' relates to a prohibition on an activity (in this case, parking), expressed in the genitive case due to its functional dependence on temporal phrase structure.
Hear it in real podcasts
The recording above is a synthetic voice. Hear how people say “zakazu” in actual Polish podcasts.
Find “zakazu” in podcastsLearn it from shows you like
LangTurbo plays Polish podcasts with a transcript and the English under every line. Tap a word like this one and it tells you what it means right there.
Get the appPolish books and courses on Amazon (an affiliate link: a purchase through it supports this site).