Dzięcioł pień ciął.
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Translation
A woodpecker hacked at the trunk.
Vocabulary
- dzięcioł — woodpecker
- pień — tree trunk, stump
- ciąć — to cut, to hack (past masc.: ciął)
Grammar note
'Pień' is the accusative direct object of 'ciąć'. 'Ciął' is the masculine singular past perfective form. The nasal 'ą' in the stem becomes 'ią' in the infinitive, then returns to 'ą' in the past form.
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