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truly
An elevated word used to emphasize the truth or correctness of a statement; means something like 'really', 'actually', or 'indeed'.
Das war wahrlich ein Meisterwerk der Kochkunst.
That was truly a masterpiece of culinary art.
The word 'wahrlich' (truly) is derived directly from 'wahr' (true). It strengthens the meaning of 'wahr' and emphasizes that something corresponds to the truth without any doubt.
Er ist wahrlich ein Experte auf seinem Gebiet.
He is truly an expert in his field.
'Wahrlich' (truly) is an elevated and somewhat old-fashioned word. You mainly find it in literature, in formal speeches, or when someone deliberately wants to strike a solemn tone. It is rarely used in normal everyday speech.
Diese Landschaft ist wahrlich atemberaubend.
This landscape is truly breathtaking.
'Wahrlich' (truly) often stands at the beginning of a sentence to emphasize the entire statement. In this case, the conjugated verb follows directly after it in position 2.
Wahrlich, das hatte niemand erwartet.
Truly, no one had expected that.
really
'wirklich' and 'wahrlich' can both strongly confirm a statement. Both mean roughly: it really is so. The big difference is in style. 'wirklich' is completely normal in everyday language and fits conversations, messages, and simple texts. 'wahrlich' sounds elevated, solemn, or old-fashioned and is used much less often. Learners may confuse the words because their meaning is similar. In practice: in normal everyday situations, 'wirklich' is almost always more natural; 'wahrlich' is more suited to special emphasis in literary or very solemn sentences.
Nach diesem Erfolg war das Team wahrlich stolz auf sich.
After this success, the team was truly proud of itself.
Das Training heute war wirklich anstrengend.
Today's training session was really exhausting.