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  What it means

  “The apple falls not far from the apple tree.” Another common word-order variant of the same proverb about children resembling their parents.

  English equivalent

  The apple doesn't fall far from the tree.

  Vocabulary

  • jabłko — apple
  • jabłoń — apple tree
  • padać — to fall
  • niedaleko — not far

  Grammar note

  'Od jabłoni' is genitive after 'od'. The verb 'pada' is third-person singular present.

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