No. 5,022 in Russian
маленький
"Small" or "little."
In a sentence
У меня есть маленький котёнок.
I have a small kitten.
Here, 'маленький' is used as an adjective describing the size or age of the kitten.
В этой комнате слишком маленький стол.
There is a too small table in this room.
In this sentence, 'маленький' describes the relative dimension of the table, emphasizing it as being insufficient in size.
Мы проехали через маленький город на пути.
We passed through a small town on the way.
The word 'маленький' here characterizes the town, indicating it is minor in scale or population compared to larger towns.
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