No. 1,661 in German
ausgerechnet
"Ausgerechnet" means "of all things" or "precisely."
In a sentence
Ausgerechnet heute regnet es.
Of all days, it's raining today.
Here, 'ausgerechnet' is used to emphasize disappointment or frustration that something specific is happening unexpectedly or inconveniently.
Warum musste es ausgerechnet er sein, der das Problem entdeckt?
Why did it have to be him, of all people, who discovered the problem?
In this case, 'ausgerechnet' highlights a particular emphasis on the subject, expressing surprise or irony regarding the subject's involvement.
Sie hat ausgerechnet in diesem Moment angerufen.
She called at just that moment.
The word 'ausgerechnet' here stresses the peculiarity or unexpectedness of the timing, marking the event as particularly noteworthy.
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