Gdy nadszedł zmierzch, pierwszego w lesie zagryzł zwierz.
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Translation
When dusk fell, a beast mauled the first one in the forest.
Vocabulary
- nadejść — to arrive, to fall (of night/dusk; past masc.: nadszedł)
- zmierzch — dusk, twilight
- pierwszy — first (genitive masc.: pierwszego)
- las — forest (locative: lesie)
- zagryzć — to maul, to bite to death (past masc.: zagryzł)
- zwierz — beast, wild animal (archaic/poetic)
Grammar note
'Gdy' introduces a temporal clause. 'Pierwszego' is genitive masculine — used as accusative for animate nouns ('mauled the first one'). 'W lesie' is locative after 'w'. 'Zagryzł zwierz' — subject follows verb for rhythmic effect.
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