No. 681 in Czech
nedávno
"Recently" or "not long ago."
In a sentence
Nedávno jsem četl zajímavou knihu.
Recently, I read an interesting book.
In this sentence, "nedávno" is used to indicate that the action (reading the book) happened a relatively short time ago from the present moment.
Nedávno otevřeli nový obchod v naší ulici.
They recently opened a new shop on our street.
Here, "nedávno" specifies the time frame during which the opening of the shop occurred, emphasizing its recency.
Setkal jsem se s Janem nedávno na konferenci.
I met Jan recently at a conference.
In this context, "nedávno" conveys that the meeting with Jan took place not long ago from the narrator's current perspective.
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