No. 332 in Czech
nižší
"Lower" or "smaller" in English.
In a sentence
Tato budova má nižší patro než ta vedle.
This building has a lower floor than the one next to it.
The word 'nižší' is used as a comparative adjective meaning 'lower' to compare heights of floors in buildings.
Nižší příjmy často znamenají méně možností.
Lower income often means fewer opportunities.
Here, 'nižší' is used in a figurative sense as an adjective to describe a comparative state of income levels.
Hory na jihu jsou nižší než ty na severu.
The mountains in the south are lower than those in the north.
In this sentence, 'nižší' is a comparative adjective describing the physical height of mountains in relation to one another.
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