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' — dative after 'ku' (towards); 'jasnemu' is dative masculine agreeing with 'słońcu'. 'Słońce jest słońcem' — instrumental predicate after 'jest' (the sun is [still] the sun). 'Pies psem' — same construction, instrumental.
Intermediate
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