No. 5,304 in Dutch
kleinere
"Smaller."
In a sentence
Mijn dochter gaf haar kleinere pop aan haar vriendinnetje.
My daughter gave her smaller doll to her friend.
Here, 'kleinere' functions as a comparative adjective modifying 'pop' (doll), indicating it is smaller than another doll.
In deze winkel hebben ze een kleinere selectie aan producten dan in de andere.
In this store, they have a smaller selection of products than in the other.
'Kleinere' describes a reduced size or scope of the selection, serving as a comparative adjective.
Bij de kleinere bedrijven in de regio is er geen personeelstekort.
At the smaller companies in the region, there is no staff shortage.
In this context, 'kleinere' is comparing the companies based on their relative size.
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