No. 8,466 in Russian
небольшой
Small; not large.
In a sentence
Перед экзаменом мы прочитали небольшой текст.
Before the exam, we read a small text.
Here, "небольшой" is used to describe the size of the text, indicating it was relatively short or simple in terms of length.
У нас возникла небольшая проблема с проектором.
We encountered a minor problem with the projector.
In this sentence, "небольшой" characterizes the problem as insignificant or minor in scale.
На столе стояла небольшая ваза с цветами.
There was a small vase with flowers on the table.
"Небольшой" is employed here to describe the physical size of the vase, suggesting it was diminutive or compact.
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