actually

/ˈæktʃuəli/

adverb

właściwie

/ˈvwaɕt͡ɕivʲɛ/· przysłówek

Also

faktycznienaprawdę

Definition

Used to emphasize that something is true or real, or to correct a previous statement.

Examples

I thought he was joking, but he was actually serious.

Myślałem, że żartuje, ale on właściwie mówił poważnie.

She said she was busy, but she actually had free time.

Powiedziała, że jest zajęta, ale faktycznie miała wolny czas.

Synonyms

in factreally truly

Collocations

actually meanactually happenactually quite

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