No. 347 in Italian
ovviamente
Obviously.
In a sentence
Ovviamente, devo finire i compiti prima di uscire.
Obviously, I must finish my homework before going out.
The word 'ovviamente' is used to introduce an obvious or self-evident statement, emphasizing the necessity of completing homework first.
Non ho bisogno di spiegarti cosa voglio, ovviamente.
I don't need to explain to you what I want, obviously.
Here, 'ovviamente' underscores that the information is clear or already understood without explanation.
Ovviamente, non era una scelta facile da fare.
Obviously, it was not an easy choice to make.
In this case, 'ovviamente' communicates the speaker’s opinion that the difficulty of the choice should be evident to the listener.
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