certo

See also çerto

Interlingua

Adverb

certo

1. certainly

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Italian

Etymology

From Latin certus.

Adjective

certo m (f certa, m plural certi, f plural certe)

1. certain, sure
2. (preposition) some, certain

Antonyms

• incerto

Related terms

• certamente
• certezza
• certificare
• certuno
• di certo

Adverb

certo

1. certainly, of course, surely, definitely

Synonyms

• certamente, di certo, sicuramente, di sicuro

Anagrams

• corte, torce

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Latin

Etymology

From certus (“resolved, certain”), a modified form of the perfect passive participle of cernō.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA: /ˈker.toː/

• Audio (Classical)

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Verb

present active certō, present infinitive certāre, perfect active certāvi, supine certātum.

1. I fight, wrestle.
2. I contend, compete.
3. I struggle, strive.
4. (military) I fight it out.
5. (law) I dispute.
6. (with infinitive) I try hard.

Conjugation

First Conjugation

indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	certō	certās	certat	certāmus	certātis	certant
	future	certābō	certābis	certābit	certābimus	certābitis	certābunt
	imperfect	certābam	certābās	certābat	certābāmus	certābātis	certābant
	perfect	certāvī	certāvistī	certāvit	certāvimus	certāvistis	certāvērunt
	future perfect	certāverō	certāveris	certāverit	certāverimus	certāveritis	certāverint
	pluperfect	certāveram	certāverās	certāverat	certāverāmus	certāverātis	certāverant
passive	present	certor	certāris	certātur	certāmur	certāminī	certantur
	future	certābor	certāberis	certābitur	certābimur	certābiminī	certābuntur
	imperfect	certābar	certābāris	certābātur	certābāmur	certābāminī	certābantur
	perfect	Use certātus m, certāta f, certātum n followed by the present indicative of sum.
	future perfect	Use certātus m, certāta f, certātum n followed by the future indicative of sum.
	pluperfect	Use certātus m, certāta f, certātum n followed by the imperfect indicative of sum.
subjunctive		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	certem	certēs	certet	certēmus	certētis	certent
	imperfect	certārem	certārēs	certāret	certārēmus	certārētis	certārent
	perfect	certāverim	certāverīs	certāverit	certāverīmus	certāverītis	certāverint
	pluperfect	certāvissem	certāvissēs	certāvisset	certāvissēmus	certāvissētis	certāvissent
passive	present	certer	certēris	certētur	certēmur	certēminī	certentur
	imperfect	certārer	certārēris	certārētur	certārēmur	certārēminī	certārentur
	perfect	Use certātus m, certāta f, certātum n followed by the present subjunctive of sum.
	pluperfect	Use certātus m, certāta f, certātum n followed by the imperfect subjunctive of sum.
imperatives		active			passive
		present (you)	future (you)	future (he/she)	present (you)	future (you)	future (he/she)
	singular	certā	certātō	certātō	certāre	certātor	certātor
	plural	certāte	certātōte	certantō	certāminī	—	certantor
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		certāre	certāvisse	certātūrus esse	certārī	certātus esse	certātum īrī
participles		certāns (certantis)	—	certātūrus-ra, -rum	—	certātus-a, -um	certandus-nda, -ndum

Synonyms

• (fight): bellō
• (contend): bellō

Descendants

• Albanian: qërtoj
• Aromanian: ntsertu, ntsirtare
• Italian: certare
• Portuguese: certar
• Romanian: certa

Adverb

certō (comparative certius, superlative certissimē)

1. certainly, surely
2. with certainty, without doubt

Synonyms

• certe

Adjective

certō

1. dative masculine singular of certus
2. dative neuter singular of certus
3. ablative masculine singular of certus
4. ablative neuter singular of certus

References

• Professor Kidd, et al. Collins Gem Latin Dictionary. HarperCollins Publishers (Glasgow: 2004). ISBN 0-00-470763-X. page 54.

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Portuguese certo, from Latin certus (“certain”), past participle of cernō (“I sift; I discern”), from Proto-Indo-European *krey- (“I move; I separate”)

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA: /ˈsɛɾtu/

Adjective

certo m (feminine certa plural certos feminine plural certas; comparable)

1. right; correct (not containing errors)

   Tua resposta está certa.

   You answer is correct.

2. certain; sure (without doubt)
   • 1572, Luís Vaz de Camões, Os Lusíadas, 8th canto:

     Que leuar a ſeu Rei hum ſinal certo / Do mundo, que deixa deſcuberto.

     Than taking to his king a certain sign / Of the world he leaves discovered.

3. precise; accurate
4. morally right; just

   Roubar não é certo.

   Stealing is not right.

5. inevitable (impossible to avoid or prevent)

   A morte é certa.

   Death is inevitable

Inflection

  Inflection of the Portuguese adjective certo

• Adjectives with this inflection include: bonito, cuidadoso, perfeito.

	singular		plural
	masculine	feminine	masculine	feminine
positive	certo	certa	certos	certas
comparative	mais certo	mais certa	mais certos	mais certas
superlative	o mais certo certíssimo Diminutive: certinho	a mais certa certíssima Diminutive: certinha	os mais certos certíssimos Diminutive: certinhos	as mais certas certíssimas Diminutive: certinhas

Synonyms

• (correct): correto
• (precise): certeiro, preciso
• (inevitable): inevitável

Antonyms

• (correct): errado, incorreto
• (certain): incerto
• (precise): impreciso
• (inevitable): evitável

Adverb

certo (comparative mais certo superlative o mais certo)

1. correctly
   • Fernando Pessoa (heteronym Alberto Caeiro), O espelho reflecte certo:

     O espelho reflecte certo; não erra porque não pensa.

     The mirror reflects correctly; it doesn't miss because it doesn't think.

2. surely
   • 1572, Luís Vaz de Camões, Os Lusíadas, 2nd canto:

     Mas tu, em quem muy certo confiamos

     But you, who we very surely trust.

Synonyms

• (correctly): corretamente
• (surely): certamente, por certo, indubitavelmente, sem dúvida

Antonyms

• (correctly): erroneamente, incorretamente

Pronoun

certo m (feminine certa plural certos feminine plural certas)

1. certain (determined but unspecified)

Related terms

acertar acerto certamente certeiro

certeza certidão certificar discernir