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  What it means

  “Better Agata than her father.” A humorous proverb suggesting that daughters can surpass their fathers, or more broadly that the younger generation can outdo the older one. Sometimes used to comment on a woman proving herself more capable.

  Vocabulary

  • lepsza — better (feminine form of 'lepszy')
  • niźli — than (archaic/poetic variant of 'niż')
  • tata — dad, father

  Grammar note

  'Lepsza' is the feminine nominative comparative adjective agreeing with 'Agata'. 'Niźli' is an archaic form of 'niż' (than).

  Cultural context

  The name Agata is used as a generic female name here. The archaic 'niźli' gives the proverb a folk or old-fashioned flavour.

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