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    Translation

    A black cow with burgundy spots chewed grass turning its snout.

    Vocabulary

    • krowa — cow
    • kropka — dot, spot (pl. kropki)
    • bordo — burgundy, dark red (indeclinable adjective)
    • żuć — to chew (past: żuła)
    • kręcić — to turn, to spin (gerund: kręcąc)
    • morda — snout, muzzle (instrumental: mordą)

    Grammar note

    'Kręcąc mordą' is a gerund phrase expressing a simultaneous action — 'while turning its snout.' 'W kropki bordo' uses the accusative plural after 'w' to describe a pattern ('with burgundy spots').

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