No. 67 in Slovak
najmä
"Najmä" means "especially" or "particularly" in English.
In a sentence
Mám rád všetky druhy ovocia, najmä jablká.
I like all kinds of fruit, especially apples.
Here, 'najmä' introduces a specific example 'apples' to emphasize its particular preference among a general category 'all kinds of fruit'.
Najmä počas leta chodíme na dovolenky pri mori.
Especially during summer, we go on vacations by the sea.
In this context, 'najmä' specifies that the action mentioned is predominant or more frequent during the referenced time period 'summer'.
Na schôdzke sa hovorilo o mnohých problémoch, najmä o financovaní.
During the meeting, many issues were discussed, particularly about financing.
'Najmä' here introduces a topic 'financing' that is emphasized as the main or most significant issue among the discussed ones.
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