Jakim człowiek się zdaje, takim chyłkiem zostaje
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What it means
As a person appears, so they quietly remain. People’s true nature matches the impression they give — or, more cynically, people don’t change; they just become more of what they already seemed to be.
Vocabulary
- zdawać się — to seem, to appear
- chyłkiem — stealthily, quietly, on the sly
- zostawać — to remain, to stay
Grammar note
'Jakim… takim…' correlative using the instrumental case. 'Chyłkiem' is an adverb from 'chyłek' (stealth).
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