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  What it means

  Literally “one swallow does not make a spring.” Means a single positive sign is not enough to conclude that things have truly improved — don’t draw big conclusions from one small piece of evidence.

  Vocabulary

  • jaskółka — swallow (the bird)
  • wiosna — spring
  • czynić — to make, to do (literary)

  Grammar note

  'Wiosny' is genitive of 'wiosna' — genitive after negation ('nie czyni' negates the verb, triggering genitive on the object).

  Cultural context

  A direct translation of the ancient Greek proverb attributed to Aristotle — shared across European languages.

  Intermediate

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