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"Justamente" is an adverb which is often translated as "exactly", and "precisamente" is an adverb which is often translated as "precisely". Learn more about the difference between "justamente" and "precisamente" below.
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An adverb is a word that describes a verb, an adjective, or other adverbs (e.g., to run quickly, very tired).
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a. exactly
Tu casa se ve justamente como me la imaginé.Your house looks exactly as I pictured it.
b. precisely
Mariano se paró y expresó justamente lo que todo estábamos pensando.Mariano stood up and expressed precisely what everybody was thinking.
a. justly
El rey castigaba a los delincuentes justamente, sin prejuicios ni favoritismos.The king punished criminals justly, without prejudice or favoritism.
b. fairly
El magnate fue juzgado justamente y sin parcialidad alguna.The magnate was judged fairly and impartially.
a. just
Me llamaste justamente cuando entré en la ducha; por eso no atendí.You called me just when I got in the shower; that's why I didn't answer.
b. just as
Llegamos a casa justamente cuando se largó a llover.We arrived home just as the rain started to fall.
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An adverb is a word that describes a verb, an adjective, or other adverbs (e.g., to run quickly, very tired).
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a. precisely
Necesito que me explique precisamente lo que ocurrió.I need you to tell me precisely what happened.
a. precisely
Eso es precisamente por qué no me gusta salir con tus amigos.That's precisely why I don't like going out with your friends.
b. exactly
Parece que lo que nos contó no era precisamente la verdad.It looks like what he told us wasn't exactly the truth.
c. just
Me encontré con tu vecino precisamente cuando él entraba en el supermercado.I ran into your neighbor just as he was coming into the supermarket.
a. precisely
¿Crees que eso es por qué se enfadó? - ¡Precisamente!Do you think that's why he got annoyed? - Precisely!
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