Czarna krowa w kropki bordo, gryzła trawę, kręcąc mordą. Czarnym rogiem groźnie rusza. W Romku aż truchleje dusza.
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Translation
A black cow with burgundy spots chewed grass, turning its snout. It menacingly moves its black horn. In Romek, the soul trembles.
Vocabulary
- gryźć — to chew, to bite (past fem.: gryzła)
- kręcić — to turn, to spin (gerund: kręcąc)
- morda — snout, muzzle (instrumental: mordą)
- róg — horn (instrumental: rogiem)
- groźnie — menacingly, threateningly
- ruszać — to move, to stir (3rd sg. present: rusza)
- truchleć — to tremble with fear (3rd sg. present: truchleje)
- dusza — soul
Grammar note
'Czarnym rogiem' is instrumental and shows the means, "moves with its black horn." In 'w Romku truchleje dusza', 'w Romku' is locative (inside Romek) and 'dusza' is the nominative subject of 'truchleć'.
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