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  What it means

  Literally “it even takes wonder” — wonder seizes you. Means it’s astonishing, it’s hard to believe, you can’t help but be amazed. Used to express genuine or ironic surprise.

  Vocabulary

  • aż — even / to such a degree
  • dziw — wonder / amazement
  • brać — to take / to seize

  Grammar note

  'Bierze' is third-person singular of 'brać.' 'Dziw' is the subject — wonder is the agent doing the seizing. An impersonal construction: 'it takes wonder (from you).'

  Cultural context

  Can be used sincerely ('aż dziw bierze, jak szybko urósł' — it's amazing how fast he grew) or sarcastically ('aż dziw bierze, że znowu się spóźnił' — shocking, he's late again).

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