No. 204 in Serbian
мање
"Мање" in English means "less."
In a sentence
Овог пута имам мање новца него прошли пут.
This time, I have less money than the last time.
The word 'мање' is used here as an adverb, indicating a smaller quantity of 'new money' in comparison.
Требало би обратити више пажње на важне ствари, а мање на оне мање важне.
More attention should be paid to important matters and less to less important ones.
The first instance of 'мање' is used as an adverb, indicating a smaller degree of focus, while the second instance is an adjective describing the priority of 'important ones' as lower.
Та кућа је мање скупа од претходне коју смо видели.
That house is less expensive than the previous one we saw.
The word 'мање' functions as an adverb modifying the adjective 'expensive', indicating a lesser degree of price.
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