Jak styczeń zachlapany, to lipiec zapłakany
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What it means
If January is wet and muddy, July will be rainy. A folk weather proverb pairing the first and seventh months.
Vocabulary
- styczeń — January
- zachlapany — splashed, muddy, wet
- lipiec — July
- zapłakany — tearful, weeping (here: rainy)
Grammar note
Both adjectives are past passive participles used predicatively. The rhyme (zachlapany / zapłakany) aids memorability.
Cultural context
Part of a large body of Polish folk meteorological proverbs pairing calendar months.
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