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  What it means

  Literally “wanting not wanting.” Means whether you like it or not, willingly or unwillingly — you have to do something regardless of your wishes.

  Vocabulary

  • chcąc — wanting (present participle)
  • nie chcąc — not wanting

  Grammar note

  Two present active participles in opposition. 'Chcąc' is the adverbial participle of 'chcieć.' The construction expresses inevitability.

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