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  What it means

  Literally “a little star from the sky.” Used in the phrase ’nie wymaga gwiazdki z nieba’ (doesn’t require a star from the sky) — meaning something isn’t asking the impossible, the demands are reasonable. Also used ironically for someone who thinks very highly of themselves.

  Vocabulary

  • gwiazdka — little star (diminutive of 'gwiazda')
  • niebo — sky, heaven

  Grammar note

  'Z nieba' uses the genitive after 'z' (from). 'Gwiazdki' is the genitive singular in the common phrase 'nie wymaga gwiazdki z nieba'.

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