No. 381 in Slovak
inak
"Otherwise" or "differently."
In a sentence
Ak by si sa rozhodol inak, všetko by dopadlo ináč.
If you had decided otherwise, everything would have turned out differently.
In this sentence, 'inak' is used as an adverb to indicate a different manner of action.
Mám sa inak dobre, len som trochu unavený.
Otherwise, I'm doing well, I'm just a bit tired.
'Inak' here is used as an adverb meaning 'otherwise,' introducing a contrast or an exception.
Tento návrh je inak veľmi zaujímavý.
By the way, this proposal is very interesting.
In this example, 'inak' functions as a discourse marker, often translated as 'by the way,' to introduce additional information.
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