No. 444 in Bulgarian

официално

Officially.

In a sentence

Официално беше съобщено, че събитието ще се проведе следващата седмица.
It was officially announced that the event will take place next week.
Here, 'официално' (officially) is used as an adverb to describe the manner in which the announcement was made.
Той винаги изглежда толкова официално облечен на събиранията.
He always looks so formally dressed at gatherings.
In this sentence, 'официално' (formally) describes the way a person appears in terms of clothing, functioning here as an adverb.
Тази процедура изисква официално одобрение преди да продължим.
This procedure requires official approval before we proceed.
Here, 'официално' (official) acts as an adjective describing the type of approval needed.

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