Gdzie drzewo rąbią, tam się drzazgi kłębią.
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Translation
Where they chop wood, splinters swirl.
Vocabulary
- drzewo — tree; wood
- rąbać — to chop (3rd pl. present: rąbią)
- drzazga — splinter (pl. drzazgi)
- kłębić się — to swirl, to billow (3rd pl. present: kłębią się)
Grammar note
'Gdzie … tam' are paired words meaning 'where … there'. 'Rąbią' is the third-person plural present of the imperfective verb. In 'drzazgi kłębią się', 'drzazgi' is the nominative plural subject.
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