Lubo pies szczeka ku słońcu jasnemu, słońce jest słońcem, pies psem po staremu.
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Translation
Though the dog barks at the bright sun, the sun remains the sun, the dog remains a dog as before.
Vocabulary
- lubo — although, even though (archaic/poetic)
- szczekać — to bark (3rd sg. present: szczeka)
- ku — towards (+ dative)
- słońce — sun (instrumental: słońcem)
- jasny — bright, clear (dative masc.: jasnemu)
- po staremu — as before, in the old way
Grammar note
'Ku słońcu jasnemu' uses the dative after 'ku' (towards), and 'jasnemu' agrees with 'słońcu'. 'Słońce jest słońcem' uses an instrumental predicate after 'jest'. 'Pies psem' uses the same instrumental pattern.
Intermediate
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