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  What it means

  “The apple falls not far from the apple tree.” A variant using the perfective ‘upaść’ (to fall down/land). Same meaning: children take after their parents.

  English equivalent

  The apple doesn't fall far from the tree.

  Vocabulary

  • jabłoń — apple tree
  • jabłko — apple
  • upadać — to fall down, to land

  Grammar note

  'Jabłoni' is the genitive of 'jabłoń'. 'Upada' is third-person singular present of 'upadać'.

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