Jak Pan Bóg przykazał
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What it means
Literally “as the Lord God commanded.” Means properly, perfectly, exactly as it should be — done to the highest standard, the right way.
Vocabulary
- Pan Bóg — the Lord God
- przykazać — to command / to ordain (perfective)
Grammar note
'Przykazał' is the masculine past tense perfective of 'przykazać'. The phrase functions as an adverbial of manner.
Cultural context
Rooted in Polish Catholic culture but used secularly to mean something done perfectly. A high compliment.
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