• Listen

  What it means

  Literally “on one’s own hand.” Means independently, on one’s own initiative, without help or permission — “on one’s own,” “independently,” “off one’s own bat.”

  Vocabulary

  • własny — own, one's own
  • ręka — hand

  Grammar note

  'Na własną rękę' uses the accusative of 'własna ręka' after 'na' — manner.

  Intermediate

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