Today’s Spanish word of the day is “realmente”.
It’s an adverb meaning “really” or “actually”.
You might have noticed that a lot of English adverbs that end in -ly end in -mente in Spanish. The -ly ending in English has Germanic roots, while the -mente ending comes from Latin. Here are a few other examples:
- Rápidamente – Quickly (rapidly)
- Generalmente – Generally
- Especialmente – Especially
- Definitivamente – Definitely
- Probablemente – Probably
- Completamente – Completely
- Rápidamente – Quickly (rapidly)
Example sentences
Realmente no entiendo lo que pasó.
I really don’t understand what happened.
Este lugar es realmente hermoso.
This place is really beautiful.
¿Realmente necesitas comprar otro par de zapatos?
Do you really need to buy another pair of shoes?
Para entender este tema realmente, necesitas leer varias fuentes.
To really understand this topic, you need to read multiple sources.
Me sorprendió porque realmente esperaba algo diferente.
It surprised me because I really expected something different.
