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    Translation

    A black cow with burgundy spots chewed grass, twisting its snout.

    Vocabulary

    • krowa — cow
    • bordo — burgundy, bordeaux (indeclinable colour)
    • gryźć — to chew, to gnaw (past fem.: gryzła)
    • kręcić — to twist, to turn (gerund: kręcąc)
    • morda — snout, muzzle (instrumental: mordą)

    Grammar note

    'W kropki bordo' — 'w kropki' is accusative after 'w' expressing pattern ('with spots'). 'Kręcąc mordą' — gerund + instrumental: 'twisting with its snout'. 'Mordą' is instrumental of 'morda'.

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