No. 109 in Polish
świecie
"Świecie" in English means "world" (locative case) or "light" (vocative case).
In a sentence
Witaj na tym pięknym świecie.
Welcome to this beautiful world.
The word 'świecie' is the locative form of 'świat' (world), used here to indicate the place where something happens.
W całym świecie roście wiele różnych roślin.
In the whole world, many different plants grow.
Here, 'świecie' again is in its locative form, employed to denote the general scope or location of described phenomena.
Bez ciebie mój świat byłby pustym światem, a żyć w takim świecie byłoby trudne.
Without you, my world would be an empty world, and living in such a world would be hard.
In this sentence, 'świecie' emphasizes the characteristics of the described world context, used poetically to illustrate feelings.
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