Na pniu
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What it means
Literally “on the stump / while still standing.” Means sold before being harvested or completed — “sold on the vine,” “sold before it’s made.” Also means something sells instantly.
Vocabulary
- pień — tree trunk, stump
Grammar note
'Na pniu' uses the locative of 'pień' after 'na' — state (while still on the stump/tree).
Cultural context
An agricultural metaphor — selling a crop while it's still growing in the field, before harvest. Now used for anything that sells out immediately.
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