Bedeutung
Approximately or roughly.
Kultureller Hintergrund
Lithuanians value modesty. Using 'daugiau mažiau' to describe your own achievements is seen as polite and humble. In Lithuanian business, 'daugiau mažiau' is often used to signal that a consensus has been reached, even if minor details are still being worked out. In rural areas, time is often more fluid. 'Daugiau mažiau' is the standard way to discuss appointments or farm tasks. While common in speech, students are often told to use 'apytiksliai' in formal essays to sound more professional.
The 'Safe' Answer
If you don't know the exact answer to a question in Lithuanian, starting with 'Daugiau mažiau...' gives you time to think and makes you sound more fluent.
Avoid in Legal Contexts
Never use this phrase when signing a contract or discussing official deadlines with the government.
Bedeutung
Approximately or roughly.
The 'Safe' Answer
If you don't know the exact answer to a question in Lithuanian, starting with 'Daugiau mažiau...' gives you time to think and makes you sound more fluent.
Avoid in Legal Contexts
Never use this phrase when signing a contract or discussing official deadlines with the government.
Modesty is Key
Use it to downplay your skills. Even if you are an expert, saying you 'daugiau mažiau' know something is very Lithuanian.
Teste dich selbst
Fill in the missing idiom to complete the sentence.
Susitiksime ______ ______ penktą valandą.
The standard idiom is 'daugiau mažiau' without 'ar' and using the comparative forms.
Which sentence is the most natural way to say 'I am more or less finished'?
Choose the best option:
'Daugiau mažiau' is the most natural choice for describing the status of a task.
Complete the dialogue.
A: Ar tau patiko koncertas? B: ______, buvo neblogai.
In this context, it means 'mostly' or 'to some extent.'
Match the phrase to the situation.
You are telling a friend that you'll be at their house in about 15 minutes.
Using the idiom softens the time estimate.
🎉 Ergebnis: /4
Visuelle Lernhilfen
Aufgabensammlung
4 AufgabenSusitiksime ______ ______ penktą valandą.
The standard idiom is 'daugiau mažiau' without 'ar' and using the comparative forms.
Choose the best option:
'Daugiau mažiau' is the most natural choice for describing the status of a task.
A: Ar tau patiko koncertas? B: ______, buvo neblogai.
In this context, it means 'mostly' or 'to some extent.'
You are telling a friend that you'll be at their house in about 15 minutes.
Using the idiom softens the time estimate.
🎉 Ergebnis: /4
Häufig gestellte Fragen
10 FragenIt is two separate words, but they are almost always used together as a single idiom.
Yes, e.g., 'Daugiau mažiau dešimt žmonių' (More or less ten people).
Not at all. It is a perfectly standard, neutral phrase used by all levels of society.
'Maždaug' is strictly for numbers/quantities. 'Daugiau mažiau' can be used for feelings, status, and completion.
No, the order is fixed. It must be 'daugiau' first.
Yes, in a semi-formal or internal email it is very common.
It's like the 'zh' sound in 'Zhivago' or the 's' in 'treasure.'
Younger people might just say 'plius minus' (plus minus), which is very informal.
Yes, if someone asks how you are, 'Daugiau mažiau' can mean 'I'm okay, more or less.'
No, it doesn't affect the case of the words around it. It's grammatically 'invisible.'
Verwandte Redewendungen
maždaug
similarroughly / about
apytiksliai
synonymapproximately
beveik
similaralmost
iš esmės
builds onessentially / in essence
