Czarna krowa w kropki bordo gryzła trawę kręcąc mordą.
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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' uses the accusative after 'w' to describe a pattern, "with burgundy spots." 'Kręcąc mordą' is a gerund with the instrumental, meaning "twisting its snout." 'Mordą' is the instrumental of 'morda'.
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