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  What it means

  “Forgetfulness does not hurt, but it makes you walk a lot.” It jokes that forgetting where you put things sends you back over the same route again and again.

  Vocabulary

  • skleroza — forgetfulness, sclerosis (colloquial: memory loss)
  • boleć — to hurt, to ache
  • nachodzić się — to walk a great deal, to wear out one's legs walking

  Grammar note

  'Nachodzić się' is a reflexive perfective verb expressing the idea of doing something to excess or completion. 'Trzeba' is an impersonal construction meaning 'one must'.

  Cultural context

  A modern humorous proverb, popular among older generations, poking fun at age-related forgetfulness.

  Intermediate

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