• Listen

  What it means

  Literally “he who sows wind reaps a storm.” Means sow the wind, reap the whirlwind — reckless or provocative actions lead to far worse consequences than anticipated.

  Vocabulary

  • siać — to sow (imperfective)
  • wiatr — wind
  • zbierać — to reap / to gather (imperfective)
  • burza — storm

  Grammar note

  'Wiatr' and 'burzę' are both accusative — the objects sown and reaped respectively.

  Cultural context

  A biblical proverb (Hosea 8:7) well known in Polish. Used when warning about the escalating consequences of provocative behaviour.

  Intermediate

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