Z czeskich strzech szło Czechów trzech.
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Translation
Three Czechs came from Czech thatched roofs.
Vocabulary
- 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
'Z czeskich strzech' — genitive plural after 'z' (from). 'Czechów trzech' — genitive plural with postposed numeral, archaic/poetic style. 'Szło' is neuter past used with genitive-governed numerals.
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