No. 3,494 in Polish
zwracał
"Zwracał" means "he/it was returning" or "he/it was paying attention."
In a sentence
Jan zawsze zwracał uwagę na szczegóły.
John always paid attention to details.
Here, 'zwracał' refers to the act of paying attention, pairing with 'uwagę' to form a common phrase 'zwracać uwagę' which means 'to pay attention'.
On zwracał książki do biblioteki każdego piątku.
He returned books to the library every Friday.
In this sentence, 'zwracał' means 'returned', used in the sense of giving back something previously borrowed.
Marek zwracał się z pytaniami do nauczyciela.
Mark addressed the teacher with questions.
Here, 'zwracał się' combines with 'z pytaniami' to mean 'addressed with questions', showing a form of communication or inquiry.
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