No. 2,119 in Russian
сразу
"Сразу" means "immediately" or "at once."
In a sentence
Я сразу понял, что это хорошая идея.
I immediately understood that this was a good idea.
The word "сразу" here means "immediately" and is used to indicate that the action of understanding happened without delay.
После работы я пошел домой сразу.
After work, I went straight home.
In this context, "сразу" means "straight" or "directly" and conveys that there was no intermediate stopping or delay before going home.
Он не сдал экзамен сразу, но пересдал через месяц.
He did not pass the exam immediately, but retook it after a month.
The word "сразу" in this sentence implies an action did not occur "immediately" or "at the first attempt."
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