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  What it means

  Literally “third person,” this phrase refers to someone who is not directly involved in a matter — a third party or outside person. In grammar it designates the third person (he, she, it, they). In everyday speech it describes someone standing outside a situation, often in legal, formal, or interpersonal contexts.

  Vocabulary

  • osoba — person
  • trzecia — third (ordinal numeral, feminine form)

  Grammar note

  Osoba is feminine, so the ordinal trzecia takes the feminine ending. In the genitive it becomes osoby trzeciej.

  Cultural context

  The phrase appears in legal documents (strona trzecia — third party), grammar lessons, and everyday conversation when referring to an outsider's perspective or involvement.

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