musi to na Rusi, a w Polsce jak kto chce
Polish
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Literally, “Must – that's in Ruthenia/Rus, and in Poland, it's [one does] as one wants”. Kto chce stressed on the first syllable, keeping the meter of a w Polsce.
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˈmu.ɕi ˈtɔ na ˈru.ɕi | a f ˈpɔl.st͡sɛ ˈjak ˈktɔ ˈxt͡sɛ/
- Syllabification: mu‧si to na Ru‧si, a w Pol‧sce jak kto chce
Proverb
[edit]musi to na Rusi, a w Polsce jak kto chce
- (idiomatic, colloquial) you can't force one to do what you want, one will do as one pleases (snapped in response to a sentence containing musieć)
Further reading
[edit]- musi to na Rusi, a w Polsce jak kto chce in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- musi to na Rusi, a w Polsce jak kto chce in Polish dictionaries at PWN