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    Translation

    A bud burst, a pod burst, and a bumblebee got scared.

    Vocabulary

    • pęknąć — to burst, to crack (perfective; past masc.: pękł)
    • pąk — bud (of a flower)
    • strąk — pod (of a legume)
    • bąk — bumblebee; also: horsefly
    • zlęknąć się — to get scared, to be frightened (past masc.: zląkł się)

    Grammar note

    'Pękł' and 'zląkł' are masculine past perfective forms ending in '-kł' — a consonant cluster that appears only in past tense masculine forms. 'Bąk się zląkł' — the reflexive 'się' follows the verb.

    Intermediate