Spod czeskich strzech szło Czechów trzech.
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Translation
Three Czechs came out from under Czech thatched roofs.
Vocabulary
- spod — from under (+ genitive)
- czeski — Czech (genitive pl.: czeskich)
- strzecha — thatched roof (genitive pl.: strzech)
- iść — to go, to walk (past neuter: szło)
- Czech — a Czech person (genitive pl.: Czechów)
Grammar note
'Spod czeskich strzech' uses the genitive after 'spod' (from under). 'Czechów trzech' has a genitive plural in an old poetic pattern where the number follows the noun. 'Szło' is neuter past, used with larger numbers or in older style.
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