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  What it means

  Literally “while awake / in waking life.” Means while conscious, not dreaming — “while awake,” “in real life,” “in waking life.” E.g. “to mi się przyśniło czy to na jawie?” — did I dream this or is it real?

  Vocabulary

  • jawa — waking state, reality (as opposed to dream)

  Grammar note

  'Na jawie' uses the locative of 'jawa' after 'na' — state of consciousness.

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