No. 153 in Croatian
upravo
"Upravo" means "exactly," "just," or "right now" in English.
In a sentence
Upravo sam došao kući.
I have just arrived home.
In this sentence, 'upravo' is used to mean 'just', indicating that the action has occurred very recently.
Ovo je upravo ono što sam tražio.
This is exactly what I was looking for.
Here, 'upravo' means 'exactly', emphasizing precision or exactness in the context.
Razgovarali smo o tome, upravo kako si predložio.
We discussed it, exactly as you suggested.
In this case, 'upravo' also signifies 'exactly', referring to the precise manner of the action matching the suggestion.
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