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być sto lat za Murzynami

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Polish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Literally, to be a hundred years behind [the] Negroes. Compare Czech být sto let za opicemi, Slovak byť sto rokov za opicami.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈbɘt͡ɕ ˈstɔ ˈlat za mu.ʐɘˈna.mi/
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  • Syllabification: być sto lat za Mu‧rzy‧na‧mi

Verb

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być sto lat za Murzynami impf

  1. (intransitive, idiomatic, colloquial, possibly offensive) to be very backward in some area

Conjugation

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Conjugation of być sto lat za Murzynami: see być.

Further reading

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