No. 609 in Slovenian
dejansko
"Dejansko" means "actually" or "in fact."
In a sentence
Dejansko sem včeraj videl pravi meteorit.
I actually saw a real meteorite yesterday.
The word 'dejansko' is used here to emphasize that the observation truly happened, reinforcing the reality of the statement.
Dejansko je tam več ljudi, kot sem pričakoval.
There are actually more people there than I expected.
In this sentence, 'dejansko' highlights the contrast between the expectation and the reality.
Dejansko je treba skrbno načrtovati vsak korak projekta.
It is actually necessary to carefully plan every step of the project.
Here, 'dejansko' is used to insist on the importance of planning, adding weight to the necessity being expressed.
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