Grammatical class
Adjective
certain
certain, guaranteed (sure, positive)
Details
Syllables
cer-tain
Phonetics
sɛʁ.tɛ̃
Grammatical class
Adjective
Freq. (books)
6961
Freq. (movies)
10974
Freq. (news)
938
Variants
Sentences
Il est certain qu’il viendra.
It is certain that he will arrive.
A1
J'en suis certain.
I'm sure of that.
A1
En es-tu certain ?
Are you sure of this?
A1
Ça, j'en suis certain.
That I know for certain.
A1
Il a un certain charme.
It has a certain charm.
A1
Je suis certain.
I'm sure.
A2
Je n'en suis pas certain.
I don't know for certain.
A2
Un ’’’certain nombre de
A certain number of
B1
C'est certain.
It's certain.
B1
Je ne saurais en être certain.
I can't be sure.
B1
Il s'est trompé, c'est certain.
It is certain that he is wrong.
B1
Son fils est certain de réussir.
Her son will succeed for sure.
B1