No. 17,391 in Polish
zapytano
"Zapytano" means "was asked" in English.
In a sentence
Zapytano mnie o drogę do biblioteki.
I was asked for directions to the library.
The word 'zapytano' is used to indicate that someone asked about something, functioning as a past tense passive form of 'zapytać'.
W szkole zapytano uczniów, kto chce wziąć udział w konkursie.
At school, the students were asked who would like to participate in the contest.
Here, 'zapytano' is employed to mean that the act of asking took place, directed towards the students, indicating a formal inquiry.
Podczas zebrania zapytano o dodatkowe pomysły na projekt.
During the meeting, additional ideas for the project were asked about.
In this example, 'zapytano' signifies that a question was posed, seeking information or suggestions in a group setting.
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