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  What it means

  “The apple doesn’t fall far from the apple tree.” A variant emphasising the apple tree specifically. Children inherit traits from their parents.

  English equivalent

  The apple doesn't fall far from the tree.

  Vocabulary

  • jabłoń — apple tree
  • jabłko — apple
  • padać — to fall

  Grammar note

  'Od jabłoni' uses the genitive after 'od' (from). 'Jabłoni' is the genitive of 'jabłoń'.

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