No. 269 in Lithuanian
gerokai
"Gerokai" means "considerably" or "significantly" in English.
In a sentence
Pasirengimui egzaminui reikia gerokai daugiau laiko negu tikėjausi.
Preparing for the exam requires significantly more time than I expected.
Here, "gerokai" is used as an adverb to emphasize the higher degree of time required than anticipated.
Po audros, temperatūra nukrito gerokai žemiau nulio.
After the storm, the temperature dropped significantly below zero.
In this sentence, "gerokai" modifies the adjective "below zero," indicating a notable extent.
Jis bėgo gerokai greičiau nei kiti dalyviai.
He ran considerably faster than other participants.
"Gerokai" emphasizes the comparative degree, showing a clear margin of difference in speed.
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