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  What it means

  “The shirt is closer to the body than the coat.” A more explicit version of the same idea: what is nearest to us — family, self — takes priority over more distant concerns.

  English equivalent

  Near is my shirt, but nearer is my skin.

  Vocabulary

  • kaftan — coat, jacket, kaftan
  • niż — than

  Grammar note

  Comparative construction with 'niż': 'bliższa … niż …' — 'closer … than …'.

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