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  What it means

  Literally “without missing.” It means certainly, without fail, definitely, and is used to say that something will happen or is true beyond doubt.

  Vocabulary

  • ani — not even / without
  • chybić — to miss (a target) / to fail

  Grammar note

  'Chybi' is third-person singular of 'chybić' (perfective). The phrase works as a fixed adverbial and modifies the whole sentence rather than one word.

  Cultural context

  An older, slightly formal expression still in active use. You'll hear it in both spoken and written Polish.

  Intermediate

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