I jakże iść tak w dal, jak dal jest daleka, gdy jest daleko!
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Translation
And how to go so far into the distance, when the distance is so distant, when it is so far away!
Vocabulary
- jakże — how on earth, how indeed (emphatic 'jak')
- iść — to go, to walk (infinitive)
- dal — distance, the far-off (feminine noun)
- daleki — distant, far (feminine: daleka)
- daleko — far away (adverb)
Grammar note
'W dal' uses the accusative after 'w' for movement towards something. In 'jak dal jest daleka', the adjective 'daleka' agrees with the feminine noun 'dal'. In 'gdy jest daleko', 'daleko' is an adverb. The sentence uses three grammar forms from the same root.
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