No. 2,573 in Dutch
feitelijk
Actual; factual; in reality.
In a sentence
Feitelijk wist ik al dat hij zou komen.
Actually, I already knew he would come.
Here, 'feitelijk' emphasizes the speaker's prior knowledge, equivalent to 'actually' in English.
Hij stelde feitelijke vragen tijdens de discussie.
He posed factual questions during the discussion.
In this context, 'feitelijk' relates to the factual or objective nature of the questions, similar to 'factual' in English.
De feitelijke situatie is anders dan ik oorspronkelijk dacht.
The actual situation is different from what I originally thought.
'Feitelijk' here describes the authentic or real state of affairs, akin to 'actual' in English.
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