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  What it means

  Archaic variant using ‘ony’ instead of ‘one’. Same meaning: adapt to the customs of those around you.

  English equivalent

  When in Rome, do as the Romans do.

  Vocabulary

  • wrona — crow
  • musisz — you must
  • krakać — to caw
  • ony — they (archaic/dialectal form of 'one/oni')

  Grammar note

  'Ony' is an archaic third-person plural pronoun. 'Musisz krakać' is an obligation construction (musieć + infinitive).

  Cultural context

  Archaic pronoun form found in older Polish texts and folk proverbs.

  Intermediate

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