и́менно
[ˈimʲɪn(ː)ə]Used to emphasise, clarify or confirm the meaning or identity of the following word or what comes later and sometimes can be rather difficult to translate into English. Often translated with a word order involving "it was [this] that", "[this] is what", "[this] is the one that" etc., otherwise "exactly", "precisely", "just", "specifically", etc. or not translated.
Frequency rank
#245
About 1 in every 2,200 words in Russian film and TV.
The top 500 words make up 71.0% of everything said.
Meaning
- Used to emphasise, clarify or confirm the meaning or identity of the following word or what comes later and sometimes can be rather difficult to translate into English. Often translated with a word order involving "it was [this] that", "[this] is what", "[this] is the one that" etc., otherwise "exactly", "precisely", "just", "specifically", etc. or not translated.
- namely, specifically, which is/are, to wit; used to specify something or to enumerate a list.
Examples
Статья́ появи́лась в газе́те и́менно в пя́тницу.
Всё произошло́ и́менно так, как я и предполага́л.
Related
Forms by frequency
- и́менно#226
Words near #245
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