確かに (JLPT N2)

Structure

確(たし)かに + Phrase

Details

About 確かに

確(たし)かに is the adverbial use of the な-Adjective 確(たし)か, meaning 'to be certain', or 'to be assured'. It may be used in the same way as 'certainly' or 'surely' in English, especially when the speaker wants to highlight (A) is definitely the case.

Caution

When translated as 'certainly', 確(たし)かに is only used agreeing, and cannot be used for giving permission like 'certainly' in English.

確(たし)かに結構(けっこう)難(むずか)しいね。ちょっと甘(あま)く見(み)てたわ。

This is certainly difficult. I underestimated it. (Natural Japanese)
確(たし)かに！宿題(しゅくだい)が終(お)わってるならゲームをしてもいいよ。

Certainly! You may play video games if you finish your homework. (Unnatural Japanese)

Caution

When the に is removed, 確(たし)か is often used in a similar way to 'if I remember correctly', 'if I'm not mistaken', or 'now that you mention it'.

あの人(ひと)は確(たし)かたくやくんのおじさんだったような気(き)がする。

If I recall correctly, I feel like that person is Takuya-kun's father.
そう言(い)えば、前(まえ)いくら借(か)りたっけ？確(たし)か３(さん)千円(ぜんえん)だったよね？

By the way, how much money did I borrow the other day? If I remember correctly, it was three-thousand yen, correct?

Examples

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確(たし)かに彼(かれ)は信頼(しんらい)できます。

He certainly is reliable.

確(たし)かにその服(ふく)はあなたに似合(にあ)う。

Those clothes certainly look good on you.

みんな焦(あせ)っているようだ。確(たし)かに期限(きげん)が迫(せま)っている。

It appears that everyone is in a hurry. The deadline is certainly approaching.

学校(がっこう)の規則(きそく)上(じょう)、確(たし)かに生徒(せいと)は先生(せんせい)に従(したが)うべきだ。

From the standpoint of the school's rules, students should certainly obey their teacher.

彼(かれ)のうちは音楽(おんがく)一家(いっか)らしいが、確(たし)かに楽器(がっき)がうまい。

I heard he is from a musical household, but he is certainly skilled with an instrument.

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確かに – Grammar Discussion

Most Recent Replies (4 in total)

mrnoone
@k1234567890
Hey and welcome on the community forums!

Yes, 確かに can be used by itself, to agree with something. In that case it also means “Indeed”, “Certainly”, “So true” and so on.

A「彼はとても悲しそうだ。1万円札をなくしたからだろう。」
B『確かに。私も君の言うとおりだと思う。』

A ‘He looks so sad, probably because he lost his ten thousand yen bill.’
B ‘So true. I think it is just like you say.’
simias
Can’t 必ず be used with the same sense? I’m surprised to see that typing かならず as an answer is a straight fail instead of a soft “warn” type of answer.
Pablunpro
Hi!

I think that 確かに has to do confirmation of evidence (indeed, for sure, so true…) whilst 必ず has to do with the inevitability of something (necessarily, for sure, without fail). I guess that the confusion lies in the fact that both can be translated into English as “for sure”, though they are two different “for sures”.

確かに, I agree that a soft warning would be good to clarify this.

HTH!