Czarna krowa w kropki bordo żuła trawę kręcąc mordą.
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Translation
A black cow with burgundy spots chewed grass turning its snout.
Vocabulary
- krowa — cow
- kropka — dot, spot (pl. kropki)
- bordo — burgundy, dark red (indeclinable adjective)
- żuć — to chew (past: żuła)
- kręcić — to turn, to spin (gerund: kręcąc)
- morda — snout, muzzle (instrumental: mordą)
Grammar note
'Kręcąc mordą' is a gerund phrase for a simultaneous action, "while turning its snout." 'W kropki bordo' uses the accusative plural after 'w' to describe a pattern, "with burgundy spots."
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