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afortunadamente

fortunately, luckily

adverb ah-fohr-too-NAH-dah-MEN-teh Rare

Usage Note

Afortunadamente is a sentence adverb used to express relief that something turned out well. It is equivalent to 'fortunately' or 'luckily' and typically opens or closes a clause. The base adjective is afortunado/a (lucky, fortunate). Its antonym is desafortunadamente (unfortunately).

Examples

"Afortunadamente, nadie resultó herido en el accidente."

Natural Translation

Fortunately, no one was injured in the accident.

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