bestimmt

certain

adjective adverb buh-SHTIMT Common

Also means

certainly

Usage Note

bestimmt as an adjective means 'particular, specific' (ein bestimmtes Buch), but as an adverb it means 'certainly, surely' expressing confident expectation. It is the past participle of bestimmen ('to determine'). Grammar books also call the definite article der bestimmte Artikel.

Examples

"Er kommt bestimmt zu spät."

Natural Translation

He'll surely be late.

Literal Translation

He comes certainly too late.

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