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    Translation

    Ugly lilacs buzz with a buzz.

    Vocabulary

    • bez — lilac (pl. bzy)
    • brzydki — ugly (pl. neuter/non-virile: brzydkie)
    • brzęczeć — to buzz, to hum
    • brzęk — buzz, hum (instrumental: brzękiem)

    Grammar note

    'Brzęczą brzękiem' is a cognate accusative (figura etymologica) — the verb and its noun share the same root. 'Bzy' is the irregular nominative plural of 'bez'.

    Intermediate