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  What it means

  Literally “a drop wears away stone.” Means that persistent, repeated effort eventually overcomes even the hardest obstacles — patience and perseverance win in the end.

  Vocabulary

  • kropla — drop
  • drążyć — to bore / to wear away (imperfective)
  • skała — rock / stone

  Grammar note

  'Skałę' is the accusative of 'skała' — direct object of 'drążyć'.

  Cultural context

  From the Latin 'gutta cavat lapidem' (Ovid). A universal proverb about perseverance, well known in Polish.

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