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  What it means

  Literally “history likes to repeat itself.” The observation that the same patterns, mistakes, and events recur throughout human history. Used as a warning or a resigned observation.

  Vocabulary

  • historia — history
  • lubić — to like (imperfective)
  • powtarzać się — to repeat itself (imperfective reflexive)

  Grammar note

  'Się' makes 'powtarzać' reflexive — history repeats *itself*. 'Lubi' takes the infinitive as its complement.

  Cultural context

  Often quoted in Polish political commentary, especially regarding recurring national crises or geopolitical patterns.

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