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- snowla neigela nieveder Schneela neveبرفبەفرberf
- coldfroidfríokaltfreddoسردساردsar
- chairla chaisela sillader Stuhlla sediaصندلیکورسیkursî
- timele tempsel tiempodie Zeitil tempoزمانکاتdem
- windle ventel vientoder Windil ventoبادباba
- joyla joiela alegríadie Freudela gioiaشادیخۆشیkêfxweşî
- newnouveaunuevoneunuovoجدیدنوێnû
- fastrapiderápidoschnellveloceسریعخێراbilez
- treel'arbreel árbolder Bauml'alberoدرختدارdar
- hotchaudcalienteheißcaldoگرمگەرمgerm
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✎ grammar deep-dive
“Literally” Means Literally
Save “literally” for what is actually, factually true.
“Literally” means without exaggeration, exactly as stated. Use “figuratively” — or nothing at all — for hyperbole. “I literally died laughing” claims a real death; you mean you laughed very hard. Overusing “literally” as an intensifier drains it of the one job it does well: telling the reader you are not exaggerating.
✓The bottle literally exploded (it broke apart).
✓I was so embarrassed I nearly died.
◈If it didn’t truly happen, don’t say “literally.”