Pan ślepo śle, panie pośle.
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Translation
The gentleman sends blindly, Mr Ambassador.
Vocabulary
- ślepo — blindly
- słać — to send (3rd sg. present: śle)
- poseł — ambassador, envoy, MP (vocative: pośle)
Grammar note
'Pan ślepo śle': 'pan' (the gentleman) is the subject, and 'śle' is the third-person singular present form of 'słać'. 'Panie pośle' is the vocative, used to speak directly to the ambassador. The joke is that 'pośle' also looks like the future form of 'posłać' (will send).
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