Święty Jędrzej adwent przytwierdzil
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What it means
“Saint Andrew confirmed Advent.” Saint Andrew’s Day (30 November) marks the beginning of the Advent season in the Polish folk calendar.
Vocabulary
- Jędrzej — Andrew (folk form of Andrzej)
- adwent — Advent
- przytwierdzić — to confirm, to fasten, to fix
Grammar note
'Przytwierdzil' is the past tense masculine singular of 'przytwierdzić'. The subject 'Święty Jędrzej' is masculine, hence the '-l' ending.
Cultural context
In the traditional Polish liturgical calendar, Advent begins around Saint Andrew's Day. 'Jędrzej' is an older folk variant of 'Andrzej'.
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