No. 162 in Romanian
mici
"Mici" refers to Romanian grilled ground meat rolls, similar to sausages, typically made of a mixture of beef, lamb, and pork.
In a sentence
Am cumpărat trei mititei pentru prânz.
I bought three small sausages for lunch.
In this sentence, 'mici' is used as a noun, which means 'small grilled sausages,' a traditional Romanian dish also called 'mititei'.
Problemele sunt mici, deci le putem rezolva ușor.
The problems are small, so we can solve them easily.
Here 'mici' is an adjective describing the noun 'problemele,' meaning 'small' in the context of size or significance.
Copiii se joacă cu niște jucării mici.
The children are playing with some small toys.
In this context, 'mici' is an adjective modifying the noun 'jucării,' indicating the small size of the toys.
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