• Listen

  What it means

  Literally “that, that’s a no.” A firm, emphatic refusal — absolutely not, that’s out of the question, no way.

  Vocabulary

  • co to — what's this / that

  Grammar note

  A fixed phrase used as a standalone refusal. The repetition of 'to' creates emphasis. No verb needed.

  Cultural context

  One of the most characteristically Polish ways to refuse something — polite in form but completely firm in meaning.

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