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  What it means

  Literally “to take onto oneself.” Means to take on responsibility, blame, or a burden — to assume something voluntarily. Example: “wziął to na siebie” — he took it upon himself.

  Vocabulary

  • brać — to take
  • siebie — oneself

  Grammar note

  'Na siebie' uses the accusative of the reflexive pronoun 'siebie' after 'na.' Takes a direct object: 'brać coś na siebie' (to take something upon oneself).

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