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N2

確かに

たしかに

Surely, Certainly

確たしかに彼かれはイケメンですが、マナーが悪わるいです。

He is certainly handsome, but he has bad manners.

Explanation

「確かに」 has 2 uses

1Certainly

Confirms that something is true: 「確かに荷物を受け取りました」 (I did receive the package).

確たしかに彼かれは信頼しんらいできます。

He certainly is reliable.

確たしかにさっきのは言いい過すぎだった。ごめん。

What I said earlier was certainly out of line. I'm sorry.

2True, but…

Grants a point first, then 「が」「けれども」「しかし」 brings in your own view: 「確かに高いが、性能はいい」 (it's expensive, sure, but it performs well).

確たしかに彼かれはイケメンですが、マナーが悪わるいです。

He is certainly handsome, but he has bad manners.

確たしかにこの店みせは安やすいが、サービスはよくない。

This shop is cheap, I'll give it that, but the service is poor.

Mixed up with

「確かに」: certainly, no doubt.

「確か」 (without 「に」): a guess from memory, 'if I remember right': 「彼は確か来週帰国するはずだ」 (I think he returns home next week).

The two differ in meaning; do not mix them up.

Examples

1Certainly

  1. 確たしかにさっきのは言いい過すぎだった。ごめん。

    What I said earlier was certainly out of line. I'm sorry.

  2. 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.

2True, but…

  1. 確たしかにこの店みせは安やすいが、サービスはよくない。

    This shop is cheap, I'll give it that, but the service is poor.

  2. 確たしかに山本やまもとさんの意見いけんにも一理いちりあるけれども、今いまは予算よさんがない。

    Yamamoto's view does have a point, but right now there's no budget.

Tested 3 times in past papers

N1 · Dec 2022, Q41N2 · Jul 2016, Q53N3 · Dec 2012, Q37