Mędrzejsze jaje niż kura
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What it means
“The egg is wiser than the hen.” Another variant of the proverb about presumptuous youth or inexperience claiming to know better than experience.
English equivalent
Don't teach your grandmother to suck eggs.
Vocabulary
- mędrzejszy — wiser (archaic comparative)
- jaje — egg (archaic/formal)
- kura — hen
Grammar note
'Mędrzejsze' is an archaic comparative of 'mądre'. 'Niż kura' introduces the comparison.
Cultural context
One of several variants of this proverb. 'Jaje' is a more formal or archaic form compared to the colloquial 'jajko'.
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