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ξεκάθαρα
clearly /kseˈkaθara/
adverbB1#1866 most common
Also: plainly, explicitly, unambiguously
Example sentences
Μίλα ξεκάθαρα, σε παρακαλώ.
Speak clearly, please.
Το είπε ξεκάθαρα στο τηλέφωνο.
She said it clearly on the phone.
Δεν μου εξήγησε ξεκάθαρα τι πρέπει να κάνω.
He didn't explain clearly to me what I have to do.
Η καθηγήτρια μάς έδωσε ξεκάθαρα τις οδηγίες για την εργασία.
The teacher gave us the instructions for the assignment clearly.
Η κυβέρνηση οφείλει να διατυπώσει ξεκάθαρα τη θέση της πάνω στο ζήτημα.
The government must clearly state its position on the issue.
Ξεκάθαρα, η απόφαση αυτή θα έχει μακροπρόθεσμες συνέπειες που κανείς δεν είχε προβλέψει.
Clearly, this decision will have long-term consequences that no one had foreseen.
Word family
ξεκάθαροςclear, plain, unambiguous
ξεκαθαρίζωto clarify, to sort something out
καθαρόςclean, pure, clearκαθαρίζωto cleanκαθαρότηταclarity, purity
Etymology
ξεκάθαρα is the adverbial form of the adjective ξεκάθαρος, itself built from the prefix ξε- and the adjective καθαρός, meaning clean or clear. The prefix ξε- comes from ancient εκ-/εξ-, here used with an intensive or completive sense, roughly out or thoroughly. The origin of καθαρός itself is not securely established, so no reconstructed root is given here.
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