Matka tka tak, jak tkaczka tka, a tkaczka tka tak, jak matka tka!
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Translation
Mother weaves just as the weaver weaves, and the weaver weaves just as mother weaves!
Vocabulary
- matka — mother
- tkać — to weave (3rd sg. present: tka)
- tkaczka — female weaver
- tak jak — just as, the same way as
Grammar note
'Tak jak' introduces a comparison. The second half repeats the first with 'matka' and 'tkaczka' switched. 'Tka' is the third-person singular present form of 'tkać'.
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