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осо́бенно

fairly common #1060B1adverbadverb of осо́бенный
  • 1.

    especially, particularly, above all

    Здесь хо́лодно, осо́бенно зимой.

    It's cold here, especially in winter.

    Very common with negation: не особенно = not particularly, not very.

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  • Emphasizing degree (adjectives/adverbs)

    • осо́бенно ва́жно

      especially important

    • осо́бенно хоро́шо

      especially well

    • осо́бенно тру́дно

      especially difficult

    • осо́бенно краси́вый

      especially beautiful

  • Soft negation: “not particularly”

    • не осо́бенно люблю́

      I don’t particularly like

    • не осо́бенно хочу́

      don’t particularly want to

    • не осо́бенно

      not really; not particularly

    • не осо́бенно интере́сно

      not particularly interesting

  • Linking clauses

    • осо́бенно е́сли

      especially if

    • осо́бенно когда́

      especially when

    • осо́бенно тем, что

      notably because; particularly in that

    • осо́бенно то, что

      especially the fact that

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  • Iron edited translation 2 months ago.
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