No. 862 in Lithuanian

nelabai

"Nelabai" means "not really" or "not very" in English.

In a sentence

Aš nelabai mėgstu šokoladą.
I don't really like chocolate.
Here 'nelabai' is used to indicate mild dislike or lack of strong preference.
Man nelabai sekasi matematikoje.
I am not very good at mathematics.
In this sentence, 'nelabai' conveys a moderate lack of skill or proficiency.
Oras šiandien nelabai geras.
The weather today is not very good.
In this example, 'nelabai' is employed to moderately critique the quality of the weather.

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