No. 2,128 in Portuguese
inicialmente
Initially.
In a sentence
Inicialmente, eu pretendia visitar a cidade, mas acabei mudando de plano.
Initially, I intended to visit the city, but I ended up changing my plan.
Here, 'inicialmente' is used as an adverb to denote the beginning intention or plan of the speaker.
Inicialmente, o projeto parecia complicado, mas depois ficou mais claro.
Initially, the project seemed complicated, but it became clearer later.
In this sentence, 'inicialmente' describes the initial perception of the project's complexity.
Eu pensei, inicialmente, que tudo estava indo bem.
I thought, initially, that everything was going well.
The word 'inicialmente' here modifies the verb 'pensei,' indicating the initial thought or perspective.
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