• Listen

  What it means

  Literally “as a warning.” Means as a cautionary example, as a warning to others — used when presenting something as a lesson about what not to do.

  Vocabulary

  • ku — toward / as (archaic preposition)
  • przestroga — warning / caution

  Grammar note

  'Ku' is an archaic preposition taking the dative — 'przestrodze' is the dative of 'przestroga'.

  Cultural context

  A slightly formal, literary expression. Common in journalism and public discourse when presenting cautionary tales.

  Intermediate

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