No. 6,486 in Dutch
uitgerekend
"Uitgerekend" means "of all things" or "precisely."
In a sentence
Uitgerekend vandaag regent het de hele dag.
Of all days, it is raining all day today.
In this sentence, 'uitgerekend' is used to express a specific emphasis on the unlikely or inconvenient timing (today).
Hij heeft uitgerekend het duurste cadeau gekozen.
He has chosen exactly the most expensive gift.
Here, 'uitgerekend' highlights surprise or emphasis on the specific choice (the most expensive gift).
Uitgerekend zij moest deze taak afmaken.
She, of all people, had to finish this task.
In this context, 'uitgerekend' emphasizes the irony or improbability that 'she', in particular, was tasked.
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