Pewien szerszeń żuł raz żeń-szeń.
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Translation
A certain hornet once chewed ginseng.
Vocabulary
- pewien — a certain, some (masculine indefinite article equivalent)
- szerszeń — hornet
- żuć — to chew (past masc.: żuł)
- raz — once, one time
- żeń-szeń — ginseng
Grammar note
'Żuł żeń-szeń': 'żeń-szeń' is the accusative, the direct object of 'żuć'. The hyphenated word 'żeń-szeń' came from Chinese through other European languages and is often not declined in informal Polish.
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