за ред величине
“за ред величине” (za red veličine) — by an order of magnitude in Serbian. Phrase, level B1. Here red stands in its original sense, a row, a rank. Again the preposition za with a change of size. In a live sentence: “Нови мотор је за ред величине тиши” — The new engine is an order of magnitude quieter. You can hear how it sounds right here. Written with the characters з, а, р, е, д, в, е, л, и, ч, и, н.
In short
| Written in Serbian | за ред величине |
| Read in Latin letters | za red veličine |
| Translation | by an order of magnitude |
| Part of speech | phrase |
| Level | B1 |
- за ред величинеza red veličineby an order of magnitude
Why it looks that way
Here red stands in its original sense, a row, a rank. Again the preposition za with a change of size.
A word with a story stays in memory longer than one learned as a “spelling — translation” pair: memory holds on to meaning, not to a string.
In a live sentence
A single word almost never appears alone in conversation. A sentence shows where it fits and what stands next to it.
- Нови мотор је за ред величине тишиNovi motor je za red veličine tišiThe new engine is an order of magnitude quieter
How not to forget this word
Reading a word and remembering it are different jobs. A day later, little survives of a single reading — and that is not bad memory, that is how memory works.
- This has been tested on foreign words too. The difference shows up most when you test yourself a few days later rather than straight away.checked many timesKim & Webb, 2022, Language Learning 72(2) · 48 experiments, 3,411 participants, 98 comparisons.
- Recalling beats re-reading. Covering the translation and trying to remember it does more than reading it ten more times.checked many timesAdesope, Trevisan & Sundararajan, 2017, Review of Educational Research 87(3) · 188 experiments, 272 comparisons. g = 0.61; against plain re-reading 0.51, against passive review 0.93.
- An answer you worked out yourself sticks better than one handed to you.checked many timesBertsch et al., 2007, Memory & Cognition 35(2) · 86 studies, 445 comparisons, d = 0.40.
Frequently asked
How do you say “by an order of magnitude” in Serbian?
«за ред величине», read “za red veličine”. In a live sentence: “Нови мотор је за ред величине тиши” — The new engine is an order of magnitude quieter. You can hear how it sounds right on this page. Phrase, level B1; written with the characters з, а, р, е, д, в, е, л, и, ч, и, н.
How is “за ред величине” written in Latin letters?
za red veličine. This is a practical spelling — you need it to read aloud and be understood, not to meet an academic standard.
Why does this word look the way it does?
Here red stands in its original sense, a row, a rank. Again the preposition za with a change of size. A word with a story stays in memory longer than a “spelling — translation” pair: memory holds on to meaning, not to a string.
Can I hear how it sounds?
Yes, right on this page: click the word and it will play. The sound works on any phone, and nothing needs to be installed.