со́бственно
fairly common #4471B2
adverbadverb of со́бственный
- 1.
actually, in fact, really, truly
А что, со́бственно, случи́лось?
And what actually happened?
Very common as a parenthetical, usually set off by commas, often softening or refocusing a question.
- 2.
strictly speaking, properly speaking
Со́бственно говоря, э́то не моя рабо́та.
Strictly speaking, this isn't my job.
Often in the phrase собственно говоря.
Examples
Чем вы, со́бственно, зараба́тываете на жизнь?
What do you actually do for a living?
Word familyсо́бственноPRO
- со́бственноactually; strictly speaking
- со́бственныйone's own; proper (of a name); literal
- со́бственностьproperty or ownership
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