Żółty żuk żyje żując żółte żelastwo.
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Translation
A yellow beetle lives chewing yellow ironware.
Vocabulary
- żuk — beetle
- żyć — to live
- żuć — to chew (gerund: żując)
- żelastwo — ironware, iron junk (collective neuter noun)
Grammar note
'Żując' is a gerund (present active participle of 'żuć') — it agrees with the subject and expresses a simultaneous action ('lives while chewing'). 'Żółte żelastwo' is the accusative neuter.
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