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certain (EN)
adjektiv, bestemmerord, pronomen

adjektiv “certain”

grunnform certain (more/most)
  1. sikker (fullt selvsikker eller sikker på noe; uten tvil)
    She was certain that she had locked the door before she left.
  2. Sikker (definitiv eller kjent med sikkerhet; etablert uten tvil)
    The evidence makes it certain that he committed the crime.
  3. viss (moderat; ikke full)
    We know to a certain extent how this new technology works.
  4. uunngåelig
    If you go there, you'll face certain death.

bestemmerord “certain”

certain
  1. visse (spesifikke, men ikke navngitt eller beskrevet nøyaktig)
    She has a certain charm that is hard to define.
  2. en viss (som indikerer en bestemt person som du bare kjenner ved navn)
    A certain Mr. Smith asked me if he could make an appointment.

pronomen “certain”

certain
  1. enkelte (fra en kjent gruppe)
    Certain of the students were selected for the exchange program.