No. 833 in Czech
málem
"Málem" means "almost" or "nearly" in English.
In a sentence
Málem jsem spadl z kola.
I almost fell off the bike.
Here, 'málem' is used to imply that the speaker was close to falling off but it did not actually happen.
On málem zapomněl na náš plán.
He almost forgot about our plan.
In this context, 'málem' is utilized to indicate that the act of forgetting was very close to occurring but was prevented.
Málem jsme se ztratili v lese.
We almost got lost in the forest.
'Málem' here shows the situation was near to happening but ultimately didn't occur.
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