Za pieniądze wszystkiego dostanie, prócz ojca i matki
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What it means
“With money you can get everything, except a father and a mother.” Money is powerful, but it cannot replace the irreplaceable bonds of family. A reminder of what truly cannot be bought.
English equivalent
Money can't buy love.
Vocabulary
- pieniądze — money
- dostać — to get, to obtain
- prócz — except, apart from
- ojciec — father
- matka — mother
Grammar note
'Za pieniądze' uses the accusative after 'za' in an instrumental/exchange sense. 'Prócz' governs the genitive: 'ojca i matki'.
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