Doczeka się pieska gałąź, choć mu się odwlecze
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What it means
Patience is rewarded — what is long delayed will eventually come. Even if something takes time, it will happen in the end.
Vocabulary
- doczekać się — to live to see, to wait long enough for
- gałąź — branch
- odwlec — to delay, to postpone
Grammar note
'Choć mu się odwlecze' — concessive clause using 'choć' (although/even if). 'Odwlecze' is third-person singular future of 'odwlec'.
Cultural context
An old proverb encouraging patience. The image of a branch waiting for its dog is deliberately absurd, making it memorable.
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