確かに
surely, certainly ~
JLPT
N3
Structure
Meaning
「確 かに」helps the speaker express that what they are talking about is certain; it is also used to agree or acknowledge that what the other party mentioned is correct.
* Differentiating「確かに」and「確か」:
「確か」indicates uncertainty about the information presented. "It seems like, it appears that..." 「確かに」indicates certainty about the information presented. "Certainly, not wrong, it's exactly like that..."
On the other hand,「確かに」is also used to connect two contrasting sentences with the structure「確 かに A。しかし、B」or「確かに A が、B」... The sentence with 確かに will acknowledge a certain content. While the sentences with しかし/が will express the contrasting content with the 確かに sentence, and this is the main point the speaker wants to make.
* Differentiating「確かに」and「確か」:
「確か」indicates uncertainty about the information presented. "It seems like, it appears that..." 「確かに」indicates certainty about the information presented. "Certainly, not wrong, it's exactly like that..."
On the other hand,「確かに」is also used to connect two contrasting sentences with the structure「
それは
確
かにそのように
見
えます
。
It certainly looks like that.
私
は
確
かに
少
し
疲
れている
。
I'm definitely a little tired.
確
かに
君
の
責任
ではない
。
I'm sure that's no fault of yours.
彼
は
確
かに
立派
な
人
だと
思
う
。
I think he's definitely a fine person.
僕
は
、
彼女
の
言
うことが
確
かに
正
しいと
思
う
。
I think what she says is certainly correct.
確
かに
、
この
ペン
はとても
書
きやすいです
。
Indeed, this pen is very easy to write with.
私
が
話
をした
学生達
からも
、
確
かにそういう
印象
を
受
けた
。
I certainly got that impression from the students I spoke with.
人生
には
確
かに
高
い
地位
よりめざす
価値
のあることがたくさんある
。
There are certainly many things in life more worth aiming for than a high position.
『
私
はこの
作者
のことはあまり
好
きではありませんが
、
彼
の
本
は
読
む
価値
がありますよ
。
』
『
確
かに
。
一理
あります
。
』
``I don't really like this author, but his books are worth reading. ""surely. There's a point. ”
確
かに
彼
は
格好
いいが
、
あまり
好
きじゃないんだ
。
Sure, he's cool, but I don't really like him.
確
かに
、
原発
は
低
コスト
で
大
きな
電力
を
安定
して
供給
する
。
しかし
、
原発事故
が
起
きた
場合
、
その
被害
はとても
大
きなものになる
。
It is true that nuclear power plants provide a stable supply of large amounts of electricity at low cost. However, if a nuclear power plant accident were to occur, the damage would be enormous.
確
かに
、
裏口入学
は
法律上
は
違法行為
ではない
。
しかし
、
裏口入学
は
社会
において
許
されない
不正行為
である
。
It is true that backdoor admission is not illegal under the law. However, backdoor admission is a form of misconduct that cannot be tolerated in society.
