No. 866 in Polish
śmierć
"Śmierć" in English means "death."
In a sentence
Śmierć jest częścią życia.
Death is a part of life.
Here, 'śmierć' is used as the subject of the sentence to represent the concept of death as an integral aspect of existence.
Lęk przed śmiercią może być paraliżujący.
The fear of death can be paralyzing.
In this sentence, 'śmiercią' (the instrumental form of 'śmierć') is used in a prepositional phrase to describe the object of fear.
Historia opowiada o śmierci bohatera.
The story is about the death of the hero.
The word 'śmierci' (the genitive form of 'śmierć') is used to show possession or relation, indicating an event related to the hero.
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