No. 4,743 in German
wörtlich
"Literally."
In a sentence
Er hat meinen Rat wörtlich genommen.
He took my advice literally.
Here, 'wörtlich' means 'literally', indicating that the advice was understood and applied in its literal sense, not figurative.
Ich habe den gesamten Text wörtlich zitiert.
I quoted the entire text verbatim.
In this sentence, 'wörtlich' conveys 'verbatim', showing that the text was quoted exactly as written, word for word.
Man kann diese Anweisung nicht wörtlich nehmen.
One cannot take this instruction literally.
Here, 'wörtlich' suggests 'literally', used to express that a figurative or contextual interpretation is expected rather than a literal one.
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