No. 3,442 in Polish
zapomnieli
"Zapomnieli" means "they forgot" in English.
In a sentence
Zapomnieli przynieść klucze na spotkanie.
They forgot to bring the keys to the meeting.
The word 'zapomnieli' is used here as the third person plural past tense of 'zapomnieć,' indicating that a group of people forgot something.
Dzieci zapomnieli o zadaniu domowym.
The children forgot about their homework.
In this sentence, 'zapomnieli' again serves as the verb indicating forgetfulness, matching the grammatical number and tense with the subject (children).
Zapomnieliśmy, że mieliśmy spotkanie dzisiaj.
We forgot that we had a meeting today.
Here, the verb 'zapomnieliśmy' is the first person plural past tense of 'zapomnieć,' meaning 'we forgot,' which shifts the subject to the speaker including others.
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