Im dalej w las, tym więcej drzew
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What it means
Literally “the further into the forest, the more trees.” Means the deeper you get into something, the more complicated it becomes — things get more involved the further you go.
Vocabulary
- im … tym — the … the (comparative construction)
- dalej — further
- las — forest
- drzew — trees (genitive plural)
Grammar note
The 'im … tym' construction pairs two comparatives: 'im dalej' (the further) + 'tym więcej' (the more). Very common pattern in Polish.
Intermediate
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