Dziurawiec i bratek rosną na skraju boru.
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Translation
St John's wort and pansy grow at the edge of the forest.
Vocabulary
- dziurawiec — St John's wort (Hypericum perforatum; lit. 'the holey one')
- bratek — pansy (Viola tricolor; lit. 'little brother')
- rosnąć — to grow (3rd pl. present: rosną)
- skraj — edge, border (locative: skraju)
- bór — pine forest (genitive: boru)
Grammar note
'Na skraju' is locative after 'na' (at the edge), while 'boru' is the genitive of 'bór' (of the forest). 'Rosną' is the third-person plural present form of 'rosnąć'.
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