No. 110 in Czech
zejména
"Zejména" means "especially" or "in particular" in English.
In a sentence
Musíme se zaměřit zejména na klíčové body projektu.
We must focus especially on the key points of the project.
The word 'zejména' is used here to emphasize that the focus should particularly or especially be on the key points. It indicates a priority or importance assigned to the mentioned aspect.
Tento problém trápí zejména mladé lidi.
This issue troubles especially young people.
In this sentence, 'zejména' stresses that young people are the primary group of concern or most affected by the issue. It specifies the group among a possibly larger affected population.
Novináři se zajímají zejména o politiku.
Journalists are interested particularly in politics.
Here, 'zejména' highlights that politics is the main topic of interest for journalists, possibly among other areas they might also follow to a lesser extent.
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