tego kwiatu jest pół światu

Polish

Etymology

Rhyme, literally, “of this flower there is half of the world”. The genitive singular of świat is normally świata, but światu is used to make the rhyme work.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtɛ.ɡɔ ˈkfja.tu ˈjɛst ˈpuw ˈɕfja.tu/
  • Syllabification: te‧go kwia‧tu jest pół świa‧tu

Proverb

tego kwiatu jest pół światu

  1. (idiomatic) there are plenty of fish in the sea

Further reading

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