Wawrzyniec pokazuje, jaka jesień następuje
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What it means
“St. Lawrence shows what autumn will follow.” The weather on St. Lawrence’s Day (August 10) is said to predict the character of the coming autumn — a folk meteorological proverb.
Vocabulary
- Wawrzyniec — Lawrence (saint's name, feast August 10)
- pokazywać — to show, to indicate
- jesień — autumn
- następować — to follow, to come next
Grammar note
'Pokazuje' and 'następuje' are third-person singular present forms. 'Jaka jesień następuje' is an indirect question clause.
Cultural context
St. Lawrence's Day (August 10) is one of many saints' days used in Polish folk tradition to predict seasonal weather.
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