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  What it means

  Literally “like thunder from a clear sky.” Describes something completely unexpected, a total shock — “like a bolt from the blue.”

  Vocabulary

  • grom — thunderbolt
  • jasny — clear, bright
  • niebo — sky, heaven

  Grammar note

  'Z jasnego nieba' — 'nieba' is genitive of 'niebo' after 'z' (from).

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