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  What it means

  When a daughter is born, it is as if seven thieves had tunnelled into the storeroom. An old proverb reflecting the historical economic burden placed on families with daughters (dowry costs, etc.).

  Vocabulary

  • córka — daughter
  • urodzić się — to be born
  • złodziej — thief
  • komora — storeroom, chamber
  • podkopać się — to tunnel in, to burrow in

  Grammar note

  'Jakby' introduces a hypothetical comparison. 'Podkopało' is past tense neuter (agreeing with the implied collective subject).

  Cultural context

  Reflects old patriarchal attitudes about daughters as a financial liability. Cited today as a historical curiosity.

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