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  What it means

  Archaic variant using ‘jako’ and ‘ony’. Adapt to the ways of those around you.

  English equivalent

  When in Rome, do as the Romans do.

  Vocabulary

  • wrona — crow
  • musisz — you must
  • krakać — to caw
  • jako — just as, like (archaic/formal)
  • ony — they (archaic/dialectal)

  Grammar note

  'Jako' is an archaic/formal equivalent of 'jak' (as, like). Both 'jako' and 'ony' mark this as an older variant.

  Cultural context

  Archaic form found in older Polish folk literature.

  Intermediate

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