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    What it means

    “June thunderstorms cheer farmers’ hearts.” June thunder often brings rain for crops, so farmers saw it as a good sign for the harvest.

    Vocabulary

    • grzmot — thunder
    • czerwiec — June
    • rozweselać — to gladden, to cheer up
    • rolnik — farmer
    • serce — heart

    Grammar note

    'Grzmoty czerwca' uses the genitive of 'czerwiec', meaning 'June thunder'. 'Rolnikom' is dative plural, 'to farmers'. 'Serca' is the accusative plural of 'serce'.

    Cultural context

    An agricultural weather proverb reflecting the importance of summer rain for Polish farming.

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