наме́ренно
- 1.
intentionally, deliberately, willfully
Usage info
As compared to специально, which usually indicates "for a particular reason, to achieve a particular result", намеренно is usually used to describe actions of a controversial, harmful, or criminal nature. Emphasizes that the action was done with intent and conscious choice.
Its antonym is нечаянно.
Examples
- Христофор Колумб однажды нечаянно съел морско́го ежа́. Потом он сде́лал э́то снова... намеренно.Christopher Columbus once accidentally ate a sea urchin. Then, he did it a second time... intentionally.
- Он действительно э́то сде́лал, случа́йно ли или намеренно.It is true that he did it, whether by accident or by design.
- Таки́е ве́щи происхо́дят скорее случа́йно, чем намеренно.Such things often happen by accident rather than by design.
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