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Czech
Pronunciation
Preposition
než
- than
- Projekt zabral více času než se plánovalo. ― The project took longer than planned.
- Čtyři je větší než dva. ― Four is greater than two.
Conjunction
než
- before
Further reading
- “než”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “než”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- “než”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)