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    Translation

    Chives pinched pliers with little tongs.

    Vocabulary

    • szczypiorek — chives (lit. 'little pincher')
    • szczypać — to pinch
    • szczypce — pliers, tongs (pl.)
    • szczypczyki — little tongs, tweezers (instrumental pl. szczypczykami)

    Grammar note

    'Szczypał' is masculine past imperfective. 'Szczypce' is accusative plural (the object being pinched). 'Szczypczykami' is the instrumental plural — expressing the instrument used.

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