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  What it means

  Literally “the apple doesn’t fall far from the apple tree.” The Polish equivalent of “like father, like son” — children resemble their parents in character and behavior.

  Vocabulary

  • jabłko — apple
  • jabłoń — apple tree
  • padać — to fall
  • niedaleko — not far

  Grammar note

  'Od jabłoni' uses the genitive after 'od' (from). 'Jabłoń' is feminine with an irregular genitive: 'jabłoni'.

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