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inesperadamente

unexpectedly

adverb ee-nes-peh-rah-dah-MEN-teh Rare

Usage Note

Inesperadamente is the adverb from inesperado (unexpected). In formal writing it is interchangeable with the phrase de forma inesperada; an everyday alternative is de repente ('suddenly').

Examples

"Inesperadamente, empezó a llover durante la boda."

Natural Translation

Unexpectedly, it started to rain during the wedding.

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