tego kwiatu jest pół światu

Polish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈtɛ.ɡɔ ˈkfja.tu jɛst puw ˈɕfja.tu/
  • Rhymes: -atu

Proverb

tego kwiatu jest pół światu

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

Further reading
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