Chodzi, przychodzi, a gdy ona zachodzi, to on odchodzi, bo nie o to chodzi.
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Translation
He comes and goes, and when she sets (like the sun), he leaves, because that's not what it's about.
Vocabulary
- chodzić — to go, to walk (3rd sg. present: chodzi)
- przychodzić — to come, to arrive (3rd sg. present: przychodzi)
- zachodzić — to set (sun); to drop by; to occur (3rd sg. present: zachodzi)
- odchodzić — to leave, to go away (3rd sg. present: odchodzi)
- nie o to chodzi — that's not the point, that's not what it's about
Grammar note
All five verbs share the root '-chodzić'. The prefixes 'przy-' (towards), 'za-' (behind/away), 'od-' (away from) change the direction or aspect. 'Nie o to chodzi' is a fixed idiomatic phrase — 'o to' is locative after 'o' (about).
Intermediate