mažai

See also: mazai

Lithuanian

Pronunciation 1

  • IPA(key): [ˈmaːʒɐj]

Adjective

mãžai f

  1. dative feminine singular of mažas

Pronunciation 2

  • IPA(key): [mɐˈʒɐj]

Adverb

mažai̇̃

  1. little, few (+ genitive)
    Synonym: nedaug
    Antonym: daug
Usage notes
  • Compared to nedaug, mažai sometimes has a sense of "not enough", as though there should be more but there isn't, for example in the sentence aš valgau mažai daržovių (“I don't eat enough vegetables”, literally “I eat few vegetables”).
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