No. 6,199 in Polish
banalny
"Ordinary, trivial, or unremarkable."
In a sentence
To był bardzo banalny film.
It was a very trivial movie.
The word 'banalny' in this sentence is used to express that the movie was unoriginal or generic.
Unikałem banalnych odpowiedzi na trudne pytania.
I avoided trivial answers to difficult questions.
Here, 'banalnych' refers to answers that are simplistic or lacking depth.
To rozwiązanie problemu jest dość banalne.
This solution to the problem is quite straightforward.
In this usage, 'banalne' conveys that the solution is simple and obvious, without implying negativity.
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