No. 560 in Croatian

pomalo

"Pomalo" means "slowly," "little by little," or "take it easy."

In a sentence

Počeli su pomalo shvaćati složenost problema.
They have just started to grasp the complexity of the problem.
Here 'pomalo' means 'just started to' or 'gradually', indicating the action is in its early stages.
On pomalo priča hrvatski jer je tek počeo učiti jezik.
He speaks Croatian a little as he has just started learning the language.
In this sentence, 'pomalo' signifies 'a little' or 'to a small extent', describing the limited ability to perform the action.
Vremena je malo, ali završimo pomalo zadatak.
There is little time, but let's gradually finish the task.
Here 'pomalo' is used to mean 'gradually' or 'slowly but surely', suggesting a step-by-step approach to the action.

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