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  What it means

  Literally “on an empty stomach / fasting.” Means without having eaten — on an empty stomach. Used both literally (medical instructions) and figuratively (doing something without preparation).

  Vocabulary

  • czczo — empty (of stomach), fasting

  Grammar note

  'Na czczo' is a fixed adverbial phrase. 'Czczo' is an archaic adverbial form — only used in this fixed expression.

  Cultural context

  Very common in medical contexts — 'proszę przyjść na czczo' (please come fasting) is a standard instruction before blood tests.

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