No. 17,547 in Polish
zbrodnią
"Zbrodnią" means "a crime" or "a serious crime" in English.
In a sentence
Popełnienie zbrodnią jest surowo karane.
Committing a crime is severely punished.
Here, 'zbrodnią' (a crime) is used in the instrumental case, indicating the means or relation to the action of committing.
Uważam, że niszczenie książek jest zbrodnią.
I consider destroying books to be a crime.
In this sentence, 'zbrodnią' is used metaphorically to express a moral or significant wrong.
Światowa historia jest pełna zbrodnią.
World history is full of crimes.
Here, 'zbrodnią' is used in the ablative form to refer to a concept or condition related to crimes in a general context.
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