Wednesday, February 20, 2013

difference between sure, certain, and confident

confident - completely sure (itgeltei)
it is stronger than sure and often used in positive statement.

sure - confident that you know something or that you are right (itgeltei)
it is often used in negative statement and not before noun

certain - that you can rely (naidah) on to happen or to be true (gartsaagui, ergelzeegui)
it is similar to sure. often used in negative statement and slight more formal than sure. in spoken English, sure is more used. it is not before noun.

PATTERNSsure/confident/certain/ about somethingsure/confident/certain of somethingsure/confident/certain/ that…not sure/certain/ who/what/how, etc.to feel sure/confident/certainquite/absolutely/completely/fairly/pretty sure/confident/certainnot altogether sure/confident/certain

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