No. 607 in Latvian
īsti
"Īsti" in English means "really," "truly," or "properly."
In a sentence
Es īsti nesaprotu, ko jūs domājat.
I don't really understand what you mean.
Here, 'īsti' is used to express uncertainty or partial fulfillment of the verb (not completely understand).
Vai šis ir īsti tas, ko jūs meklējāt?
Is this really what you were looking for?
Here, 'īsti' is used to confirm the precision or exact match of the situation (is it truly this?).
Lai tas būtu īsti interesanti, mums jāpieslēdz arī citi cilvēki.
To make it truly interesting, we must involve other people too.
Here, 'īsti' emphasizes the intensity or genuine nature of the adjective (truly interesting).
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