Gdy nadszedł zmierzch, pierwszego w lesie zagryzł zwierz.
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Translation
When dusk fell, a beast mauled the first one in the forest.
Vocabulary
- nadejść — to arrive, to fall (of night/dusk; past masc.: nadszedł)
- zmierzch — dusk, twilight
- pierwszy — first (genitive masc.: pierwszego)
- las — forest (locative: lesie)
- zagryzć — to maul, to bite to death (past masc.: zagryzł)
- zwierz — beast, wild animal (archaic/poetic)
Grammar note
'Gdy' starts a time clause. 'Pierwszego' is masculine genitive, used as the accusative for an animate noun ('mauled the first one'). 'W lesie' is locative after 'w'. In 'zagryzł zwierz', the subject follows the verb for rhythm.
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