Jerzy nie wierzy, że na wieży leży gniazdo nietoperzy.
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Translation
Jerzy doesn't believe that a bat nest lies on the tower.
Vocabulary
- wierzyć — to believe (3rd sg. present: wierzy)
- wieża — tower (locative: wieży)
- leżeć — to lie, to rest (3rd sg. present: leży)
- gniazdo — nest
- nietoperz — bat (genitive pl.: nietoperzy)
Grammar note
In 'gniazdo nietoperzy', 'nietoperzy' is the genitive plural of 'nietoperz'. Here 'leży' means that the nest is resting on the tower. Compare the jeż version: it has the same structure but different animals.
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