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 a skilled person cannot work well without the basic things needed for the task.
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' is the genitive of 'garnek' after 'bez'. 'Zupy' is the genitive of 'zupa' because it is the object of the negative verb 'nie zrobi zupy'.
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