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Hello, is there a significant difference between точно and ровно? Both mean something like "precise, exact" but I wondered when you would use one over the other.
I heard more "ровно" when people are speaking about the time. Is that just a coincidence or is there a reason?
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I heard more "ровно" when people are speaking about the time. Is that just a coincidence or is there a reason?
It isnt coincidence. Ровно - only about time. Точно= exactly!
"ровно" can be literally translated as "equally". Normally it is used when one speaks about exact correspondence in number and quantity. So it is good when speaking about time.Quote:
Originally Posted by Laurens
"точно" usually describes correspondence in something not countable, in quality.
it-ogo, а ты не перепутал «равно» и «ровно»?
Чередование, однако.Quote:
Originally Posted by SAn
Tochno = precisely, exactly (more often about location, "tochno v tsentr" - "right into the center")
Rovno = straight, precisely (when talking about time, this variant is better: "rovno v 4 chasa" - "at 4:00"; otherwise, it's the same as tochno: "rovno po linii")
These examples cover only a part of meanings. Talking about digital precision, "tochno" is better: "high precision" = "vysokaya tochnost'" (not "rovnost'"!)