No. 589 in Czech
většina
"Většina" means "majority" in English.
In a sentence
Většina lidí souhlasí s tímto názorem.
Most people agree with this opinion.
Here, "většina" means "most" or "the majority," referring to the greater part of a group (people in this case) expressing agreement.
Většina těchto knih je velice zajímavá.
Most of these books are very interesting.
In this context, "většina" specifies the larger portion of a collection (books in this sentence) and describes their quality.
Většina studentů zvládla zkoušku úspěšně.
Most students passed the exam successfully.
The word "většina" here again stands for "most" or "the majority," this time applied to students who succeeded in passing the exam.
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