No. 17,357 in Polish
zapełniły
"Zapełniły" means "they filled" or "they have filled."
In a sentence
Ludzie zapełnili salę przed rozpoczęciem koncertu.
People filled the hall before the concert began.
In this sentence, 'zapełnili' (filled) is used to indicate that people occupied the space in the hall completely, making it crowded for the event.
Moje myśli zapełniły się wspomnieniami z dzieciństwa.
My thoughts were filled with childhood memories.
Here, 'zapełniły' (filled themselves) is applied metaphorically to show that thoughts became full of particular memories or content.
Półki zapełniły się nowymi książkami po ostatniej dostawie.
The shelves were filled with new books after the last delivery.
In this example, 'zapełniły' (were filled) describes how the shelves became loaded with new books due to the recent shipment.
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