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cert

certain (sure, established beyond doubt) /ˈtʃert/

adjective#3743 most common

Also: sure, definite, undeniable

Example sentences

Este cert că azi e vineri.
It is certain that today is Friday.
Nu e cert dacă va veni la petrecere.
It isn't certain whether he'll come to the party.
Rezultatul este cert, nu mai există nicio îndoială.
The result is certain; there is no doubt left.
Sunt fapte certe, verificate de mai mulți specialiști.
These are established facts, verified by several specialists.
Sunt indici cerți că economia se redresează.
There are sure signs that the economy is recovering.
Concluziile certe ale studiului au fost contestate ulterior de comunitatea științifică.
The study's firmly established conclusions were later disputed by the scientific community.

Declension

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativecert (m) / certă (f)cerți (m) / certe (f)
Genitivecert (m) / certe (f)cerți (m) / certe (f)
Accusativecert (m) / certă (f)cerți (m) / certe (f)
Vocativecert (m) / certă (f)cerți (m) / certe (f)

Word family

certitudinecertainty
incertuncertain
incertitudineuncertainty
a certificato certify
certificatcertificate

Etymology

Romanian "cert" comes from Latin "certus", the past participle of "cernere", meaning to sift, distinguish, or decide. Its modern form was also reinforced by French "certain" during the 19th-century wave of relatinization of Romanian vocabulary. The core idea, something sifted out and settled, carried over cleanly into the modern sense of "certain" or "established beyond doubt".

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