Na święty Józef czasem śniegu wózek
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What it means
“On Saint Joseph’s Day, sometimes a cartload of snow.” Tied to March 19th (St. Joseph), this proverb acknowledges that late-winter snowfall is still possible even as spring approaches.
Vocabulary
- czasem — sometimes
- śniegu — of snow (genitive)
- wózek — small cart, cartload
Grammar note
'Śniegu' is the genitive of 'śnieg', used here in a partitive sense (a cartload of snow).
Cultural context
St. Joseph's Day (March 19) falls just before the official start of spring, when late snowstorms were still common in Poland.
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