No. 682 in Czech
nečekaně
Unexpectedly.
In a sentence
Nečekaně začalo pršet.
Unexpectedly, it started raining.
In this sentence, 'nečekaně' is used as an adverb to describe an action (starting to rain) that happened without prior expectation or prediction.
Jeho odpověď na otázku byla nečekaně upřímná.
His answer to the question was unexpectedly sincere.
Here, 'nečekaně' is used as an adverb to describe an unexpected quality (sincerity) of something (the answer).
Nečekaně jsme se potkali na ulici.
We unexpectedly met on the street.
In this instance, 'nečekaně' serves as an adverb emphasizing the unforeseen nature of the event (meeting on the street).
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