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Czy trzech Czechów, czy trzy Czeszki, czy trzy, czy trzech, czy Czeszka, czy Czech.

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    Translation

    Whether three Czech men, or three Czech women, whether three, whether three, whether a Czech woman, whether a Czech man.

    Vocabulary

    • trzech — three (genitive/virile form of 'trzy')
    • trzy — three (nominative non-virile)
    • Czech — a Czech man (pl. Czesi; genitive pl. Czechów)
    • Czeszka — a Czech woman (pl. Czeszki)

    Grammar note

    'Trzech Czechów' — virile genitive: numeral 3+ takes genitive plural for masculine personal nouns. 'Trzy Czeszki' — non-virile nominative: numeral 3 takes nominative plural for non-masculine-personal nouns. The twister drills this grammatical distinction.

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