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и́менно

very often used word (#193)

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exactly

Also: namely, to wit, that is, just

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Что заста́вило тебя ду́мать именно так? What is it that makes you think that way?
Я не зна́ю, где именно. I don't know where exactly.
Ты именно та, кого я иска́л. You are the one that I was looking for.
Клава лю́бит все иррациона́льное, именно поэтому она рабо́тает в де́тском са́ду. Clava loves all things irrational, and works at the kindergarten for precisely that reason.
Ты именно тот, кого я иска́л. You are the one that I was looking for.
Что именно вы хоти́те от нас? What exactly do you want from us?
Что именно произошло́? What happened exactly?
Именно так. That's exactly right.
Что именно ты и́щешь? What exactly are you looking for?
Что именно вы хоти́те, чтобы мы сде́лали? What exactly do you want us to do?