No. 707 in Persian
اتفاقی
"Accidental" or "coincidental."
In a sentence
این موضوع صرفاً یک اتفاقی بود.
This matter was merely an incident.
Here, "اتفاقی" denotes something that happened by chance, emphasizing its nature as an unplanned occurrence.
دیروز یک اتفاقی عجیب افتاد.
Yesterday, a strange event happened.
In this sentence, "اتفاقی" is used as part of a description of an unexpected event or occurrence.
به طور اتفاقی با او برخورد کردم.
I ran into him by coincidence.
Here, "اتفاقی" is used as an adverb, indicating that the meeting happened coincidentally or unintentionally.
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