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' — accusative after 'na' for motion upwards (to the attic). 'Dla starosty' — genitive after 'dla' (for). 'Z Rygi' — genitive after 'z' (from). An elliptical imperative — the verb 'zanieś' (take up) is implied.
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