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  What it means

  “The apple doesn’t fly far from its own apple tree.” A poetic variant using ’lecieć’ (to fly/travel through the air), emphasising the apple’s own tree. Children don’t stray far from their parents’ character.

  English equivalent

  The apple doesn't fall far from the tree.

  Vocabulary

  • lecieć — to fly, to travel through the air
  • jabłko — apple
  • jabłoń — apple tree
  • swój — one's own

  Grammar note

  'Od jabłoni swojej' — 'swojej' is the genitive of the reflexive possessive 'swój', agreeing with 'jabłoń' (feminine).

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