No. 589 in Ukrainian
більшості
"Більшості" in English means "majority."
In a sentence
Більшості студентів подобається новий курс.
The majority of students like the new course.
Here, 'більшості' indicates a quantifier showing 'the majority', used in the genitive case to specify the group.
Рішення прийняли завдяки підтримці більшості.
The decision was made thanks to the support from the majority.
In this sentence, 'більшості' is used in a genitive construct to imply the subset granting support.
У більшості випадків це не є проблемою.
In most cases, this is not an issue.
Here, 'більшості' functions as a genitive to modify 'випадків' (cases), implying 'most of the cases'.
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