No. 5,951 in Polish
zwierzęciem
"Zwierzęciem" means "animal" (instrumental case) in English.
In a sentence
On opiekuje się rannym zwierzęciem.
He is taking care of an injured animal.
In this sentence, 'zwierzęciem' is in the instrumental case, and it indicates the object being taken care of.
Rozmawialiśmy o tym zwierzęciem.
We talked about this animal.
Here, 'zwierzęciem' is in the instrumental case used after the preposition 'o' to describe the topic of the conversation.
Zwierzęciem, które widziałem, był rzadki ptak.
The animal that I saw was a rare bird.
In this context, 'zwierzęciem' serves as the instrumental case of 'zwierzę', used here within a relative clause to describe the observed entity.
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