No. 888 in Czech
zpočátku
"Zpočátku" means "at the beginning" or "initially" in English.
In a sentence
Zpočátku jsem si myslel, že je to jednoduché.
At the beginning, I thought it was simple.
As an adverb indicating the initial phase of an action or situation.
Projekt se zpočátku vyvíjel rychle.
The project initially progressed rapidly.
Indicating the initial development stage of an event or process.
Zpočátku se zdálo, že všechno půjde hladce.
At first, it seemed everything would go smoothly.
Used to describe the starting perception of an unfolding situation.
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