Święta Małgorzata zapowiada środek lata
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What it means
“Saint Margaret announces the middle of summer.” Saint Margaret’s Day (20 July) marks the midpoint of summer in the Polish folk calendar.
Vocabulary
- święta — saint (feminine)
- Małgorzata — Margaret
- zapowiadać — to announce, to herald
- środek — middle, centre
- lato — summer
Grammar note
'Zapowiada' is third-person singular present of 'zapowiadać'. 'Środek lata' uses the genitive of 'lato'.
Cultural context
Saint Margaret's Day (20 July) was considered the midpoint of summer in Polish folk tradition, after which the days begin to shorten noticeably.
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