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  What it means

  Literally “a heap of years.” Means a very long time — “ages,” “donkey’s years,” “it’s been forever.” E.g. “nie widziałem cię kopę lat” — I haven’t seen you in ages.

  Vocabulary

  • kopa — heap, pile; archaic: sixty (a score of three)
  • lata — years

  Grammar note

  'Kopę lat' — accusative of 'kopa lat'. 'Lat' is genitive plural of 'rok' (year) after 'kopa'.

  Cultural context

  Originally 'kopa' meant sixty — a 'kopa lat' was literally sixty years. Now it just means a very long time.

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