Czy trzy cytrzystki grają na cytrze? Czy jedna płacze, a druga łzy trze?
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Translation
Are three zither players playing the zither? Is one crying, and the other wiping tears?
Vocabulary
- cytrzystka — female zither player (pl. cytrzystki)
- cytra — zither (locative: cytrze)
- płakać — to cry (3rd sg. present: płacze)
- łza — tear (pl. łzy)
- trzeć — to rub, to wipe (3rd sg. present: trze)
Grammar note
'Na cytrze' is the locative of 'cytra' after 'na' (on, for playing an instrument). 'Łzy trze' — 'łzy' is the accusative plural (direct object of 'trzeć').
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