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  What it means

  Literally “to look for a needle in a haystack.” Describes an impossible or extremely difficult search.

  Vocabulary

  • igła — needle
  • stóg — haystack
  • siano — hay

  Grammar note

  'Igły' is the genitive of 'igła' — 'szukać' (to look for) always takes the genitive in Polish. 'W stogu siana' — 'stogu' is locative of 'stóg'; 'siana' is genitive of 'siano.'

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