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    Translation

    An otter will scratch the gentleman's brother on the gangway.

    Vocabulary

    • podrapać — to scratch (perfective future 3rd sg.: podrapie)
    • wydra — otter
    • pan — gentleman, Mr (genitive: pana)
    • brat — brother (genitive: brata)
    • trap — gangway, ship's ladder (locative: trapie)

    Grammar note

    'Pana brata' — double genitive: 'pana' (of the gentleman) + 'brata' (brother), i.e. 'the gentleman's brother'. 'Na trapie' is locative after 'na' (on). 'Podrapie' is perfective future 3rd person singular.

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