No. 880 in Slovak

malé

"Malé" means "small" or "little" in English.

In a sentence

Videl som malé mačiatko.
I saw a small kitten.
In this sentence, 'malé' is an adjective describing the size of the kitten, which means 'small'.
Potrebujeme malé množstvo cukru.
We need a small amount of sugar.
Here, 'malé' modifies 'množstvo' (amount), indicating a small quantity.
Je to malé mesto s krásnou prírodou.
It is a small town with beautiful nature.
In this example, 'malé' describes the size of the town, meaning it is not large.

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