No. 17,539 in Polish
zbliżające
"Approaching" or "coming closer."
In a sentence
Zbliżające wakacje są powodem do radości.
The approaching holidays are a reason for joy.
The word 'zbliżające' in this sentence is an adjectival participle, describing the holidays ('wakacje') as approaching or coming near.
Zbliżające się dzieci chcą pozdrowić babcię.
The approaching children want to greet their grandmother.
Here, 'zbliżające się' refers to children ('dzieci') that are coming or moving closer; it is a descriptive phrase combining the participle with the reflexive particle 'się'.
Usłyszałem dźwięk zbliżającego samolotu.
I heard the sound of an approaching airplane.
The term 'zbliżającego' modifies 'samolotu' ('airplane'), conveying that the airplane is coming closer or approaching; 'zbliżającego' is in the genetive singular masculine, matching the noun 'samolotu'.
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