No. 456 in Dutch
daadwerkelijk
"Daadwerkelijk" means "actually" or "truly" in English.
In a sentence
Hij wist niet of hij daadwerkelijk naar het feest wilde gaan.
He wasn't sure if he truly wanted to go to the party.
In this sentence, 'daadwerkelijk' is used as an adverb emphasizing the seriousness or genuineness of the decision or intention.
Ze bekeek de situatie om te zien wat er daadwerkelijk gebeurd was.
She examined the situation to see what had actually happened.
Here, 'daadwerkelijk' is used to stress the factual occurrence of an event, drawing a distinction between assumptions and reality.
Om daadwerkelijk resultaten te behalen, moet je hard werken.
In order to achieve actual results, you need to work hard.
In this example, 'daadwerkelijk' is emphasizing the tangible and concrete nature of the results referred to.
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