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

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