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Definitions

1. 1.
   used to indicate what the speaker will say or has said

   • Niestety taki oto wizerunek dobra i miłości serwują nam środki masowego przekazu.

     Unfortunately, this is how goodness and love are presented by the mass media.

   • Tu oto zaczynają się trudności.

     This is where the difficulties begin.

2. 2.
   used to show that what one will say next is a presentation of what they have said before

   • Nie był to jednak koniec wrażeń. Oto bowiem pielęgniarka podeszła z zastrzykiem do mnie.

     However, this was not the end of it. For behold, a nurse approached me with an injection.

3. 3.
   used to summarize a previous statement
4. 4.
   used to say something was the best of its kind; now that's...
5. 5.
   used to point to the object to which the sentence refers

   • Oto coś na ciepło: bulion z żółtkiem i szparagi.

     Here's something hot: broth with egg yolk and asparagus.

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