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  What it means

  Literally “mountain won’t meet mountain, but person will meet person.” Means that people always end up crossing paths again — the world is small and you’ll inevitably run into someone again, for better or worse.

  Vocabulary

  • góra — mountain
  • zejść się — to meet / to come together (perfective)
  • człowiek — person / human being

  Grammar note

  'Się nie zejdzie' — reflexive negated future perfective. 'Z górą/człowiekiem' uses the instrumental after 'z' (with).

  Cultural context

  A well-known Polish proverb often quoted at farewells or when bumping into someone unexpectedly. Carries a fatalistic warmth.

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