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  What it means

  Necessity is the mother of invention. People find creative solutions when they have no other choice; hardship drives ingenuity.

  English equivalent

  Necessity is the mother of invention.

  Vocabulary

  • potrzeba — need, necessity
  • matka — mother
  • wynalazek — invention

  Grammar note

  'Wynalazków' is the genitive plural of 'wynalazek', used after 'matka' in a possessive/partitive sense.

  Cultural context

  A direct equivalent of the Latin 'mater artium necessitas' and the English proverb. Widely known across European languages.

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