Bez garnka nie zrobi zupy kucharka.
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What it means
“Without a pot, the cook cannot make soup.” You cannot do a job without the right tools. Even the most skilled person is helpless if they lack the basic means to work.
English equivalent
A bad workman blames his tools. / You can't make something from nothing.
Vocabulary
- garnek — pot (cooking pot)
- zrobić — to make, to do
- zupa — soup
- kucharka — cook (female)
Grammar note
'Bez garnka' — genitive of 'garnek' after 'bez'. 'Zupy' — genitive of 'zupa' as the direct object of a negated verb ('nie zrobi zupy').
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