Significado
initially, at first, at the beginning
Em uma frase
Inizialmente non volevo uscire, poi ho cambiato idea.
At first I didn't want to go out, then I changed my mind.
Inizialmente hai capito bene la domanda?
Did you understand the question at first?
Il corso è stato inizialmente molto facile.
The course was initially very easy.
Notas de uso
- Use inizialmente in neutral or formal contexts; at first in conversation, prima or all’inizio often sounds more natural.
- It usually modifies the whole clause and often sits near the start: Inizialmente pensavo..., though mid-sentence placement is also common.
- Don’t confuse it with originalmente: inizialmente means at the beginning, not originally in the sense of from the source.