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Polish Text:
"Każdy jest księżycem i ma ciemną stronę, której nigdy nikomu nie pokazuje". - Mark Twain

English Translation:
"Everyone is a moon, and has a dark side which he never shows to anybody." – Mark Twain

Grammar Notes:
Lesson: Polish Sentence Breakdown

Sentence: *"Każdy jest księżycem i ma ciemną stronę, której nigdy nikomu nie pokazuje."*

### Word-by-Word Explanation:

1. Każdy – *"everyone"* (pronoun, masculine singular)
- Infinitive/N/A: *każdy* (no infinitive, as it is a pronoun).

2. jest – *"is"* (verb, 3rd person singular of *być* – "to be")
- Infinitive: *być*

3. księżycem – *"a moon"* (noun, instrumental singular of *księżyc* – "moon")
- Infinitive/N/A: *księżyc*

4. i – *"and"* (conjunction)

5. ma – *"has"* (verb, 3rd person singular of *mieć* – "to have")
- Infinitive: *mieć*

6. ciemną – *"dark"* (adjective, feminine accusative singular of *ciemny* – "dark")
- Infinitive/N/A: *ciemny*

7. stronę – *"side"* (noun, feminine accusative singular of *strona* – "side")
- Infinitive/N/A: *strona*

8. której – *"which"* (relative pronoun, feminine genitive singular of *który* – "which")
- Infinitive/N/A: *który*

9. nigdy – *"never"* (adverb)

10. nikomu – *"to anyone"* (pronoun, dative singular of *nikt* – "no one")
- Infinitive/N/A: *nikt*

11. nie – *"not"* (negation particle)

12. pokazuje – *"shows"* (verb, 3rd person singular of *pokazywać* – "to show")
- Infinitive: *pokazywać*

### Grammar Tip:
- Instrumental Case (*księżycem*) is used here to indicate *"as"* or *"in the role of"* (comparing people to moons).
- Relative Pronoun (*której*) refers back to *"stronę"* (feminine, genitive) because of the verb *pokazywać* requiring *komu?* (to whom?) in the dative (*nikomu*).

### Related Words:
- jasny – *"bright"* (opposite of *ciemny*)
- widzieć – *"to see"* (related to *pokazywać* – "to show")
- ludzie – *"people"* (broader term than *każdy* – "everyone")
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