Grammatical class

Adjective

incertain

uncertain; unsure

Details

Syllables

in-cer-tain

Phonetics

ɛ̃.sɛʁ.tɛ̃

Grammatical class

Adjective

Freq. (books)

5738

Freq. (movies)

14029

Freq. (news)

7561

Sentences

Tom est incertain.

Tom is insecure.

A1

Tu sembles incertain.

You look unsure.

A1

L'avenir de Tom reste incertain.

Tom's future remains uncertain.

A1

Le temps est incertain aujourd'hui.

The weather looks iffy today.

A1

Le futur est incertain.

The future is uncertain.

A2

L'avenir est très incertain.

The future is very uncertain.

A2

Le moment où la réunion va reprendre est incertain.

It is not clear when the meeting will open again.

B1

Je marche dans la nuit par un chemin mauvais, ignorant d'où je viens, incertain où je vais.

I walk in the night down the wrong path, not knowing where I come from, unsure of where I'm going.

B1

Combien d'entre eux ont survécu est incertain.

How many of them survived is not known.

B2