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  What it means

  Send the lame daughter to the convent — a cynical observation that those considered less marriageable were historically pushed into religious life.

  Vocabulary

  • córka — daughter
  • chromy — lame, crippled
  • klasztor — monastery, convent

  Grammar note

  Accusative 'córkę chromą' — adjective agrees with noun in case, gender, and number.

  Cultural context

  Reflects historical social practices in Poland where convents sometimes served as a destination for daughters who were disabled or considered unmarriageable.

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