certain

emin, kesin

Bir şeyin doğruluğundan hiç şüphe duymayan veya doğruluğu şüphesiz bilinen.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: Feeling no doubt that something is true, or known to be true without doubt.

• I am certain she is right.
• Are you certain about the date?
• Only one fact was certain: the door had been locked.

Nasıl kullanılır: be certain of/about something (Are you certain of the answer?); be certain that… (I am certain that she told the truth.)

Eş anlamlılar: sure, confident, definite

Zıt anlamlılar: uncertain, doubtful

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: certain of something, absolutely certain, certain that, quite certain

kesin, kaçınılmaz

Mutlaka gerçekleşecek olan.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: Definitely going to happen.

• Their victory seemed certain.
• You are certain to enjoy the show.
• Without help, the climbers faced certain death.

Nasıl kullanılır: be certain to do something (Prices are certain to rise.); be certain of something (The team is certain of a place in the final.); it is certain that… (It is certain that the event will attract a crowd.)

Eş anlamlılar: guaranteed, inevitable, assured

Zıt anlamlılar: uncertain

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: certain victory, certain death, certain to win

emin, kesin

“make certain” ifadesinde, bir şeyin doğruluğunu kontrol etmek veya gerektiği gibi gerçekleşmesini sağlamak.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: In “make certain”, to check that something is true or arrange for something to happen as needed.

• Make certain the door is locked.
• She called to make certain of the time.
• We made certain that everyone had a seat.

Nasıl kullanılır: make certain of something (Make certain of the address before you leave.); make certain that… (Make certain that all the windows are closed.)

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: make certain, make certain of, make certain that

sabit, belirli

Değişken ya da bilinmez olmayıp önceden belirlenmiş olan.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: Fixed or decided, rather than changing or left unknown.

• The payments fall due at certain intervals.
• The agreement sets a certain period for repayment.
• A certain amount was payable each month under the old contract.

Eş anlamlılar: fixed, definite, determinate

Zıt anlamlılar: variable, indeterminate

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: certain intervals, certain period, certain amount

bazı, belli

Tam olarak hangileri söylenmeden, belli kişi veya şeyleri belirtir.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: Some particular people or things, without saying exactly which ones.

• Certain foods make me feel ill.
• The rule applies only in certain cases.
• A certain person has been asking about you.

Nasıl kullanılır: certain + plural noun (Certain plants need very little water.); a certain + singular noun (A certain neighbour keeps complaining.)

Eş anlamlılar: some, particular

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: certain people, certain conditions, a certain person, certain details

bazıları, kimileri

Bir gruptaki kişi veya şeylerin, hangileri olduğu belirtilmeyen bir kısmı.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: Some people or things from a group, without saying exactly which ones.

• Certain of them refused to sign.
• Certain of the documents have been lost.
• The witnesses gave statements, of which certain were later withdrawn.

Nasıl kullanılır: certain of + plural noun/pronoun (Certain of the members opposed the proposal.)

Eş anlamlılar: some

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: certain of them, certain of us, certain among them