No. 479 in German
wenigen
"Few" or "little" (in terms of quantity, depending on context).
In a sentence
Ich habe nur wenige Freunde in der Stadt.
I only have a few friends in the city.
The word 'wenigen' is used as an adjective describing the number of friends, indicating 'few' or 'not many'.
Nach wenigen Minuten begann die Aufführung.
After a few minutes, the performance began.
Here, 'wenigen' specifies a smaller number or amount of minutes, emphasizing brevity.
Die Arbeit war in wenigen Schritten erledigt.
The work was completed in a few steps.
'Wenigen' is applied to indicate a small, manageable count of steps necessary to complete the task.
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