Na strych ostrygi dla starosty z Rygi.
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Translation
Oysters to the attic for the elder from Riga.
Vocabulary
- strych — attic (accusative: strych)
- ostryga — oyster (pl. ostrygi)
- starosta — elder, district head (genitive: starosty)
- Ryga — Riga, capital of Latvia (genitive: Rygi)
Grammar note
'Na strych' uses the accusative after 'na' to show movement to the attic. 'Dla starosty' takes the genitive after 'dla' (for), and 'z Rygi' takes the genitive after 'z' (from). It is a shortened command with 'zanieś' (take up) understood.
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