No. 302 in Danish
egentlig
"Actually," "really," or "essentially."
In a sentence
Jeg troede egentlig, at du ville komme tidligere.
I actually thought you would arrive earlier.
Here, 'egentlig' conveys a sense of surprising reality or unexpected truth.
Han spurgte mig, hvad jeg egentlig syntes om filmen.
He asked me what I really thought about the movie.
In this case, 'egentlig' emphasizes a straight and truthful opinion or statement.
Er det egentlig nødvendigt at diskutere dette igen?
Is it actually necessary to discuss this again?
Here, 'egentlig' questions the necessity or relevance of something.
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