No. 480 in Latvian
lielāka
"Greater" or "bigger" (comparative form).
In a sentence
Šī māja ir lielāka nekā tā.
This house is bigger than that one.
Here, 'lielāka' is used as a comparative adjective to compare the sizes of two houses, indicating that the first house is 'bigger' than the second.
Man ir nepieciešama lielāka soma, lai ietilpinātu visas manas mantas.
I need a bigger bag to fit all my belongings.
In this sentence, 'lielāka' is used as a comparative adjective describing the size of the desired bag, suggesting it should be 'bigger' than the current one.
Viņa cerēja atrast lielāka mēroga projektu, lai nodarbinātu vairāk cilvēku.
She hoped to find a larger-scale project to employ more people.
Here, 'lielāka' specifies something of a 'larger' extent or scale, modifying the noun 'mēroga projektu' ('scale project').
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