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  What it means

  Literally “little of that,” this idiomatic transition is used to mean “furthermore,” “what’s more,” or “not only that.” It signals to the listener that the speaker is about to add an even more important or surprising piece of information to their argument. It is an excellent discourse marker for making your Polish sound more fluent and argumentative.

  Vocabulary

  • mało — little
  • tego — of that (genitive of 'to')
  • ponadto — furthermore
  • dodatkowo — additionally

  Grammar note

  'Tego' is the genitive singular form of the demonstrative pronoun 'to.' The genitive is required here because 'mało' is a quantifier, which always triggers the genitive case in Polish.

  Cultural context

  This is a very common phrase in both storytelling and formal writing. It helps build tension in a story, much like the English "and if that wasn't enough..."

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