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  What it means

  “Good parents don’t always have good sons.” A child’s character is not guaranteed by the virtue of their parents. Each person must be judged on their own merits.

  English equivalent

  The apple can fall far from the tree.

  Vocabulary

  • zawsze — always
  • rodzice — parents
  • syn — son
  • dobry — good

  Grammar note

  'Z dobrych rodziców' uses the genitive plural after 'z'. 'Synowie' is the nominative plural of 'syn'.

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