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  What it means

  As the tree, so the bark; as the mother, so the daughter. The outer reflects the inner, and children take after their parents.

  English equivalent

  Like mother, like daughter.

  Vocabulary

  • drzewo — tree
  • kora — bark
  • matka — mother
  • córa — daughter (poetic/archaic)

  Grammar note

  'Jakie' (neuter) agrees with 'drzewo'; 'taka' (feminine) agrees with 'kora'. 'Jaka… taka…' for the mother-daughter pair.

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