Ząb, zupa zębowa; dąb, zupa dębowa.
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Translation
A tooth, tooth soup; an oak, oak soup.
Vocabulary
- ząb — tooth (adjective stem: zęb-)
- dąb — oak tree (adjective stem: dęb-)
- zębowy — dental, tooth- (fem. zębowa)
- dębowy — oak, made of oak (fem. dębowa)
Grammar note
Polish vowels can change: 'ą' in the nominative (ząb, dąb) becomes 'ę' in related words (zębowy, dębowy). This regular pattern happens before some suffixes.
Intermediate
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