No. 221 in Polish
mniej
"Less."
In a sentence
Mam mniej pracy niż wczoraj.
I have less work than yesterday.
Here, 'mniej' is used as a comparative adverb meaning 'less' to indicate a smaller amount of work compared to another time.
Mniej ludzi przyszło na spotkanie niż oczekiwaliśmy.
Fewer people came to the meeting than we expected.
In this sentence, 'mniej' acts as a quantifier meaning 'fewer' in combination with a countable noun.
Pięć jest mniej niż dziesięć.
Five is less than ten.
Here, 'mniej' is used in an ordinal comparison, representing 'is less than' in numbers.
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