No. 17,559 in Polish
zdają
"Zdają" means "they pass" or "they are taking (an exam)."
In a sentence
Uczniowie zdają egzamin na zakończenie szkoły.
Students are taking the exam at the end of school.
In this sentence, 'zdają' refers to the act of taking (or sitting for) an exam.
Te książki zdają się być bardzo ciekawe.
These books seem to be very interesting.
Here, 'zdają się' is used to mean 'seem to (appear),' expressing an impression or assumption.
Sportowcy zdają się być w świetnej kondycji.
The athletes seem to be in great shape.
Similarly, 'zdają się' denotes the impression or appearance of being in a certain state.
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