English–Japanese

“certain” in Japanese

Japanese

Also定か (sadaka)

Romajikakujitsu

この方法なら成功は確実です。ko no hō hō na ra sei kō wa kaku jitsu de su

Success is certain with this method.

“Certain” in Japanese is 確実 (kakujitsu).

It presents an outcome or fact as firmly supported and free from doubt.

この計画を守れば、目標は確実に達成できます。ko no kei kaku o mamo re ba moku hyō wa kaku jitsu ni tas sei de ki ma su

If we follow this plan, we can achieve our goal for sure.

In everyday speech, 確実に (kakujitsu ni) means "reliably" or "surely," while 確実です (kakujitsu desu) describes an outcome as certain.

sadaka

na-adjectivecertain

その話が本当かどうかは定かではありません。so no hanashi ga hon tō ka dō ka wa sada ka de wa a ri ma se n

It is not certain whether that story is true.