No. 542 in Polish
właściwie
"Actually" or "essentially."
In a sentence
Właściwie nie mam dziś czasu na zakupy.
Actually, I don’t have time for shopping today.
Here, 'właściwie' is used to mean 'actually' to indicate a factual statement.
Czy to właściwie ma sens?
Does this really make sense?
In this sentence, 'właściwie' means 'really' and is used to question the validity of something.
Zastanawiam się, co właściwie powinnam zrobić.
I am wondering what I should actually do.
Here, 'właściwie' is employed in the sense of 'actually' to emphasize the deliberation or real consideration of an action.
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