Rysiek rysował rysy rysia przy rzece.
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Translation
Rysiek was drawing the features of a lynx by the river.
Vocabulary
- Rysiek — Polish nickname (from Ryszard)
- rysować — to draw
- rysy — features, cracks (pl. of 'rysa')
- ryś — lynx (genitive: rysia)
Grammar note
'Rysy rysia' means 'the features of a lynx'. 'Rysy' is the accusative plural and the object of drawing, while 'rysia' is the genitive of 'ryś'. 'Przy rzece' uses the locative after 'przy', meaning 'by the river'.
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