Moczyć łóżko
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What it means
Literally “to wet the bed,” this phrase refers to bedwetting — urinating in bed during sleep. It is used straightforwardly in the context of young children, and occasionally in humorous adult speech to describe an embarrassing loss of control.
Vocabulary
- moczyć — to wet, to soak (imperfective)
- łóżko — bed
Grammar note
'Łóżko' is in the accusative case as the direct object of 'moczyć'. For neuter nouns like 'łóżko', the accusative form is identical to the nominative.
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