Assert in different languages

Assert in Different Languages

Discover 'Assert' in 134 Languages: Dive into Translations, Hear Pronunciations, and Uncover Cultural Insights.

Updated on March 6, 2024

The word 'assert' is a powerful tool in our verbal arsenal, signifying the act of expressing a confident and clear statement or position. It's a word that transcends cultural boundaries and is valued in all corners of the world. Understanding how to 'assert' in different languages can open up new avenues of communication and foster deeper connections with people from diverse backgrounds.

Did you know that the word 'assert' has roots in the Latin 'ad-' meaning 'to' and 'serere' meaning 'to join'? This historical context highlights the importance of assertion in bringing people and ideas together. In English, to 'assert' means to state something confidently and firmly, but in other languages, the concept can be expressed in unique and interesting ways.

For example, in Spanish, 'assert' is 'afirmar,' while in French, it's 'affirmer.' In German, the word is 'behaupten,' and in Mandarin Chinese, it's '� assert' (pinyin: nào). Understanding these translations can help you navigate language barriers and build stronger relationships with people around the world.

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Assert in Sub-Saharan African Languages

Afrikaansbeweer
The word "beweer" is derived from the Dutch word "beweren", which means "to argue" or "to claim".
Amharicአረጋግጥ
The verb "አረጋጊጥ" also means 'to put up a defense' which derives from its original meaning "a stick for propping up something."
Hausatabbatar
The Hausa word "tabbatar" can also mean "to be certain" or "to be sure".
Igbokwuo
"Kwuo" (Igbo) may alternatively mean "to declare" or "to announce."
Malagasymilaza
Milaza is also used in Malagasy to mean 'to state' or 'to say'.
Nyanja (Chichewa)onetsetsani
"Onetsetsani" also means "to put something to test, to question."
Shonasimbisa
The word "simbisa" also means "to confirm" or "to emphasize".
Somalisheegid
Sheeg claims its root in the verb sheek, which means "to say" or "to tell" in Somali.
Sesothotiisa
The word "tiisa" also means "to stand up for oneself" in Sesotho.
Swahilisisitiza
The word 'sisitiza' is derived from the verb 'sisi' which means to stand firmly, and is also used in the context of asserting a point.
Xhosaxela
The word "xela" can also mean "to be a man" or "to be strong or brave".
Yorubaṣalaye
In Ijesha dialect, the word `ṣalaye` also means "to talk". In this case, it can be an emphatic way of asking a question.
Zulugomela
The word "gomela" also means "to insist" or "to persist" in Zulu.
Bambaraa jira ko a bɛ fɔ
Ewete gbe ɖe edzi
Kinyarwandashimangira
Lingalakoloba ete
Lugandakakasa nti
Sepeditiišetša
Twi (Akan)si so dua

Assert in North African & Middle Eastern Languages

Arabicيجزم
"يجزم" literally means "to cut", hence also "to be certain".
Hebrewלִטעוֹן
The Hebrew word "לִטעוֹן" can also mean "to charge" (an electronic device or weapon), "to load" (a gun), or "to claim" (a right).
Pashtoتکیه کول
The word 'تکیه کول' ('assert') in Pashto is derived from the Persian word 'تکیه گاه' ('support') and is also used in the sense of 'rely' or 'depend'.
Arabicيجزم
"يجزم" literally means "to cut", hence also "to be certain".

Assert in Western European Languages

Albanianpohoj
The Albanian word "pohoj" can also mean "to claim" or "to pretend".
Basquealdarrikatu
Basque "aldarrikatu" literally means "make yourself heard" and is related to "aldiri" ("side") and "diru" ("money")
Catalanafirmar
In Catalan, afirmar also means to strengthen, support.
Croatiantvrditi
"Tvrditi" is also used to mean "to maintain" in Croatian.
Danishhævde
"Hævde" is ultimately derived from the Proto-Germanic word for
Dutchbeweren
The verb "beweren" is derived from the Germanic word "waran," meaning "to guarantee," and is linguistically related to the English word "warrant"
Englishassert
The word 'assert' comes from the Latin word 'asserere', meaning 'to declare firmly'. It can also mean 'to state forcefully', 'to insist upon', or 'to claim as true'.
Frenchaffirmer
In French, "affirmer" can also mean "to make someone a knight" or "to attach something to something else."
Frisianassert
The verb "oansjen" derives from the French verb "assurer" meaning both "assert" and "assure". While the modern Frisian word means assert, older forms show it used both ways.
Galicianafirmar
"Afirmar" in Galician also means "to make firm" or "to secure".
Germanbehaupten
The word "behaupten" is derived from the Middle High German "be-houpten," meaning "to hold up, to maintain"
Icelandicfullyrða
The word "fullyrða" is also used in Icelandic to mean "fully state" or "fully express".
Irishdearbhú
The word "dearbhú" in Irish is derived from the Old Irish word "derb", meaning "true" or "certain", and is related to the Latin word "verus".
Italianasserire
"Asserire" comes from the Latin verb "asserere," meaning "to affirm" or "to claim," and is related to the noun "assero," meaning "a statement" or "an assertion."
Luxembourgishbehaapten
The verb "behaapten" can also mean "to maintain" or "to claim" in Luxembourgish.
Maltesetasserixxi
"Tasserixxi" also means 'to confirm', 'to declare' and 'to ascertain'.
Norwegianhevder
The Norwegian word "hevder" also means to uphold or maintain something.
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil)afirmar
In Portuguese, "afirmar" can also mean to establish, strengthen, or secure something.
Scots Gaelicdearbhte
In Irish, "dearbh" can also mean "prove," "verify" or "justify."
Spanishafirmar
"Afirmar" is also a legal term meaning to "guarantee title to property."
Swedishhävda
In Scandinavian folklore, "hävda" also referred to a supernatural being similar to a brownie or goblin that lived in homes and helped with chores.
Welshhaeru
The Welsh word "haer" can also mean "to stick" or "to adhere".

Assert in Eastern European Languages

Belarusianсцвярджаць
According to Vasmer, the word "сцвярджаць" is derived from Proto-Slavic *svardъ, meaning "firm, solid, fixed".
Bosniantvrditi
Tvrditi's alternate meaning is to claim something, while its related term is 'tvrdnja', which means 'assertion'.
Bulgarianтвърдя
The word "твърдя" can also mean "to claim" or "to maintain".
Czechtvrdit
The word "tvrdit" also means "to claim" or "to maintain" in Czech.
Estoniankinnitada
In Southern Estonian, "kinnitada" can also mean "to confirm" or "to strengthen" something.
Finnishväittävät
Väittävät is a derivative of väite, which means "claim" or "proposition"
Hungarianállítják
The verb "állítják" also has the alternate meaning of "to stop".
Latvianapgalvot
Apgalvot comes from German "appellation" and can be used as a noun, "statement", or "proposition" too.
Lithuaniantvirtinti
The word "tvirtinti" also means "to confirm" and "to ratify".
Macedonianтврдат
Тврдат's other meaning in Macedonian is 'to claim'.
Polishzapewniać
The verb 'zapewniać' can mean 'to provide' in addition to 'to assert'.
Romanianafirma
In Romanian, "afirma" can also mean "to claim" or "to state".
Russianутверждать
The verb "утверждать" can also mean "to approve" or "to confirm".
Serbianтврдити
The word 'тврдити' originally meant 'to harden' but can also mean 'to state as a fact' or 'to confirm'.
Slovaktvrdiť
The Slovak word "tvrdiť" also means to claim or to insist
Sloveniantrditi
The word "trditi" also means "to suffer" or "to endure" in Slovenian.
Ukrainianстверджувати
The word “стверджувати” originated from the Old Church Slavonic word “твьрдити”, which means “to strengthen, to fortify”.

Assert in South Asian Languages

Bengaliজাহির করা
The word 'জাহির করা' in Bengali means 'to make public' or 'to express one's opinion'.
Gujaratiદાવો
The word "દાવો"'s alternate meanings include "pretension" and "claim" in English.
Hindiज़ोर
Zor is rooted in the Persian word ' zor' meaning 'force' or 'strength'.
Kannadaಪ್ರತಿಪಾದಿಸಿ
"ಪ್ರತಿಪಾದಿಸಿ" (pratipaadisi) in Kannada originates from the Sanskrit word "pratipaadya", meaning "to propound, prove, or establish".
Malayalamഉറപ്പിക്കുക
The word "ഉറപ്പിക്കുക" can also mean to confirm, establish, or fix something in Malayalam.
Marathiठामपणे सांगा
The Marathi word "ठामपणे सांगा" literally means "to tell firmly" but can also be used figuratively to mean "to insist" or "to maintain."
Nepaliजोड दिनुहोस्
The word 'जोड दिनुहोस्' is derived from the Sanskrit word 'जोडन', meaning 'to join', and is also used in the sense of 'to affirm' or 'to promise'.
Punjabiਜ਼ੋਰ
The word "ज़ोर" comes from the Sanskrit word "dhṛ" meaning "to hold"}
Sinhala (Sinhalese)තහවුරු කරන්න
The word තහවුරු is also used to express the idea of confirming or verifying something.
Tamilவலியுறுத்துங்கள்
In Sanskrit, "वलीयस् Valiyas" refers to a warrior or fighter, implying forceful assertion.
Teluguనొక్కి చెప్పండి
Urduزور دینا
The phrase 'zor dena' literally means to apply force and has connotations of coercion.

Assert in East Asian Languages

Chinese (Simplified)断言
断 (Duàn) means 'break' and 言 (Yán) refers to 'speech', hence 'assert' means to speak decisively.
Chinese (Traditional)斷言
斷言's original meaning is 'break off', so it can also mean 'refute (someone's argument)' or 'cut off' in Chinese.
Japanese主張する
'主張する' means 'claim' or 'insist' but literally means 'hold the head up' or 'to hold up' something.
Korean주장하다
'주장하다'의 어원은 '主張하다'로, '主'는 '주인', '장'은 '발표'라는 뜻이에요.
Mongolianбатлах
The verb “батлах” used to mean “to be right” or “to be correct” in Mongolian, but its meaning has shifted over time to mean “to assert”.
Myanmar (Burmese)အခိုင်အမာ

Assert in South East Asian Languages

Indonesianmenegaskan
The Indonesian word "menegaskan" can also be translated as "declare" or "affirm".
Javanesenegesake
"Négesaké" (assert) was originally "neges kake", an abbreviation of "negesaken kake", with the same meaning, from the root "kêkê" (to bite).
Khmerអះអាង
អះអាង also means to argue, to affirm, or to state positively.
Laoຢືນຢັນ
The word "ຢືນຢັນ" ("assert") in Lao is derived from the Khmer word "យืนយัน" (yun-yan), which also means "to confirm" or "to swear". It is cognate with the Thai word "ยืนยัน" (yun-yan), which has the same meaning.
Malaymenegaskan
The word "menegaskan" can also mean to emphasize or stress something
Thaiยืนยัน
The word "ยืนยัน" comes from the verb "ยืน" meaning "to stand" and the noun "ยัน" meaning "firmness" or "confirmation".
Vietnamesekhẳng định
The word "khẳng định" is also used to denote the Vietnamese affirmation particle
Filipino (Tagalog)igiit

Assert in Central Asian Languages

Azerbaijanitəsdiq et
The word "təsdiq et" can also mean "to confirm" or "to approve" in Azerbaijani.
Kazakhбекіту
The word "бекіту" also means "to verify" and "to approve" in Kazakh.
Kyrgyzырастоо
The word 'ырастоо' has its roots in the Old Turkic word 'yrad-', meaning 'to think' or 'to believe'.
Tajikтасдиқ кунед
Turkmentassykla
Uzbektasdiqlash
The word "tasdiqlash" in Uzbek also means "to verify" or "to confirm".
Uyghurجەزملەشتۈرۈڭ

Assert in Pacific Languages

Hawaiiane hoʻokū nei
The Hawaiian phrase "e hoʻokū nei" has alternate meanings including "to establish" and "to make known".
Maoriwhakapae
The word 'whakapae' can also mean 'to charge', 'to accuse', 'to blame', or 'to criticize'.
Samoantaʻutino
The word "taʻutino" can also mean "to declare" or "to announce" in Samoan.
Tagalog (Filipino)iginiit
"Iginiit" is the past tense of the Tagalog verb "igini" which means to do something with effort or force.

Assert in American Indigenous Languages

Aymaraafirmar sañ muni
Guaraniafirma

Assert in International Languages

Esperantoaserti
The root of "aserti" is the same as that of Latin "serere" ("to sow"), whence e.g. "series" and "assert".
Latinprogressibus profertur
Meaning progress; in the course of advancement.

Assert in Others Languages

Greekδιεκδικώ
In modern Greek, "διεκδικώ" also means "to demand", while in Ancient Greek it could also mean "to prosecute a lawsuit".
Hmonghais tawm
The word "hais tawm" in Hmong can also mean "to claim".
Kurdishîddîakirin
The word "îddîakirin" in Kurdish is derived from the Arabic word "iddi'a", which means "to assert" or "to claim."
Turkishiddia etmek
The word "iddia etmek" is also used to mean "to bet" or "to wager" in Turkish.
Xhosaxela
The word "xela" can also mean "to be a man" or "to be strong or brave".
Yiddishפעסטשטעלן
"פעסטשטעלן" comes from the German "feststellen" meaning "to ascertain" or "to determine."
Zulugomela
The word "gomela" also means "to insist" or "to persist" in Zulu.
Assameseassert
Aymaraafirmar sañ muni
Bhojpuriजोर देत बानी
Dhivehiސާބިތުކޮށްދެއެވެ
Dogriजोर देना
Filipino (Tagalog)igiit
Guaraniafirma
Ilocanoipapilitmo
Krioassert
Kurdish (Sorani)دووپاتی بکەرەوە
Maithiliजोर देब
Meiteilon (Manipuri)assert ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫
Mizoassert rawh
Oromomirkaneessuu
Odia (Oriya)ନିଶ୍ଚିତ କର |
Quechuaafirmar
Sanskritप्रतिपादयतु
Tatarраслау
Tigrinyaኣረጋግጽ
Tsongatiyisisa

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