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  What it means

  Literally “until late.” This is the standard way to describe staying active into the late hours of the night or morning. Whether you are “pracować do późna” (working late) or “imprezować do późna” (partying late), it implies going significantly past the usual time for sleep.

  Vocabulary

  • późno — late
  • noc — night
  • rano — morning

  Grammar note

  Though 'późno' is an adverb, in this construction it takes the genitive ending '-a' because of the preposition 'do'. This is a "frozen" grammatical form specifically for time expressions.

  Cultural context

  Poles use this constantly in everyday life. If someone says "Siedziałem do późna," they are usually implying they are tired today because of it.

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