Definitely in Different Languages
Discover 'Definitely' in 134 Languages: Dive into Translations, Hear Pronunciations, and Uncover Cultural Insights.
Definitely
Afrikaans beslis | ||
Albanian patjetër | ||
Amharic በእርግጠኝነት | ||
Arabic قطعا | ||
Armenian հաստատ | ||
Assamese নিশ্চিতভাৱে | ||
Aymara wiñaypachata | ||
Azerbaijani mütləq | ||
Bambara tigitigi | ||
Basque zalantzarik gabe | ||
Belarusian безумоўна | ||
Bengali স্পষ্টভাবে | ||
Bhojpuri बिल्कुल | ||
Bosnian definitivno | ||
Bulgarian определено | ||
Catalan definitivament | ||
Cebuano siguradong | ||
Chinese (Simplified) 肯定的 | ||
Chinese (Traditional) 肯定的 | ||
Corsican sicuramente | ||
Croatian definitivno | ||
Czech rozhodně | ||
Danish helt bestemt | ||
Dhivehi ޔަޤީނުންވެސް | ||
Dogri जरूर | ||
Dutch vast en zeker | ||
English definitely | ||
Esperanto sendube | ||
Estonian kindlasti | ||
Ewe kokooko | ||
Filipino (Tagalog) tiyak | ||
Finnish ehdottomasti | ||
French absolument | ||
Frisian definityf | ||
Galician definitivamente | ||
Georgian ნამდვილად | ||
German bestimmt | ||
Greek σίγουρα | ||
Guarani upeichaite | ||
Gujarati ચોક્કસપણે | ||
Haitian Creole definitivman | ||
Hausa shakka | ||
Hawaiian maopopo leʻa | ||
Hebrew בהחלט | ||
Hindi निश्चित रूप से | ||
Hmong twv yuav raug hu | ||
Hungarian egyértelműen | ||
Icelandic örugglega | ||
Igbo maa | ||
Ilocano nakedngan | ||
Indonesian pastinya | ||
Irish cinnte | ||
Italian decisamente | ||
Japanese 間違いなく | ||
Javanese temtunipun | ||
Kannada ಖಂಡಿತವಾಗಿಯೂ | ||
Kazakh сөзсіз | ||
Khmer ច្បាស់ជា | ||
Kinyarwanda byanze bikunze | ||
Konkani निश्चीतपणान | ||
Korean 명확히 | ||
Krio shɔ | ||
Kurdish bigûman | ||
Kurdish (Sorani) بێگومان | ||
Kyrgyz сөзсүз | ||
Lao ແນ່ນອນ | ||
Latin certissime | ||
Latvian noteikti | ||
Lingala bongo mpenza | ||
Lithuanian tikrai | ||
Luganda butereevu | ||
Luxembourgish definitiv | ||
Macedonian дефинитивно | ||
Maithili निश्चित | ||
Malagasy antoka | ||
Malay pasti | ||
Malayalam തീർച്ചയായും | ||
Maltese żgur | ||
Maori tino | ||
Marathi नक्कीच | ||
Meiteilon (Manipuri) ꯁꯣꯛꯁꯣꯏ ꯁꯣꯏꯗꯅ | ||
Mizo ngei ngei | ||
Mongolian мэдээжийн хэрэг | ||
Myanmar (Burmese) အတိအကျ | ||
Nepali पक्कै पनि | ||
Norwegian helt sikkert | ||
Nyanja (Chichewa) ndithudi | ||
Odia (Oriya) ନିଶ୍ଚିତ ଭାବରେ | | ||
Oromo sirriimatti | ||
Pashto خامخا | ||
Persian قطعاً | ||
Polish zdecydowanie | ||
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) definitivamente | ||
Punjabi ਜ਼ਰੂਰ | ||
Quechua chaynapunim | ||
Romanian categoric | ||
Russian определенно | ||
Samoan mautinoa | ||
Sanskrit निश्चितम् | ||
Scots Gaelic gu cinnteach | ||
Sepedi ka nnete | ||
Serbian дефинитивно | ||
Sesotho ka sebele | ||
Shona zvirokwazvo | ||
Sindhi بلڪل | ||
Sinhala (Sinhalese) අනිවාර්යයෙන්ම | ||
Slovak určite | ||
Slovenian vsekakor | ||
Somali hubaal | ||
Spanish seguro | ||
Sundanese pasti | ||
Swahili hakika | ||
Swedish definitivt | ||
Tagalog (Filipino) siguradong | ||
Tajik бешубҳа | ||
Tamil நிச்சயமாக | ||
Tatar әлбәттә | ||
Telugu ఖచ్చితంగా | ||
Thai อย่างแน่นอน | ||
Tigrinya ብርጉፅ | ||
Tsonga hakunene | ||
Turkish kesinlikle | ||
Turkmen elbetde | ||
Twi (Akan) ɛyɛ dɛn ara | ||
Ukrainian безумовно | ||
Urdu ضرور | ||
Uyghur ئەلۋەتتە | ||
Uzbek albatta | ||
Vietnamese chắc chắn | ||
Welsh yn bendant | ||
Xhosa ngokuqinisekileyo | ||
Yiddish באשטימט | ||
Yoruba dajudaju | ||
Zulu nakanjani |
Etymology & Notes
| Language | Etymology / Notes |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | The word "beslis" is derived from the Dutch word "beslist", meaning "certain" or "decided". |
| Albanian | "Patjetër" may also mean "absolutely, for sure" in Albanian. |
| Amharic | "በእርግጠኝነት" can also mean "without fail" or "for certain". |
| Arabic | The word "قطعا" originally meant "to cut off" in Arabic and has evolved to mean "definitely". |
| Armenian | Հաստատ in Armenian is a cognate of Greek |
| Azerbaijani | Mütləq's etymology comes from the Arabic 'mutlaq', meaning "absolute, unconditional, unrestricted". |
| Belarusian | "Безумоўна", meaning "definitely", is also used as "without a mind", and dates back to the verb "умаць" - to have a mind. |
| Bengali | The word "স্পষ্টভাবে" can also mean "distinctly" or "clearly". |
| Bosnian | In Croatian, this word is also spelled 'definitivno' and denotes 'last will' or 'testament'. |
| Bulgarian | The word "определено" can also mean "specifically" or "certainly" in Bulgarian. |
| Catalan | The word "definitivament" comes from the Latin "definitivus" and also means "final" or "conclusive". |
| Cebuano | The Cebuano word "siguradong" likely originated from the Spanish word "seguro," which means "certain" or "secure." |
| Chinese (Simplified) | “肯定”一词也可指一种陈述，表达坚定的信念或确信。 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 「肯定的」源自佛教，原指「肯定佛教教義的」，後引申為「一定的、確實的」意思。 |
| Corsican | In Corsican, "sicuramente" can also mean "certainly, surely," or "without a doubt." |
| Croatian | The word "definitivno" originates from the Latin word "definitivus", meaning "that which determines the end". |
| Czech | The word 'rozhodně' comes from the Czech word 'rozhodování', which means 'decision-making'. |
| Danish | The Danish word "helt bestemt" originally meant "completely certain" and is a contraction of "helt" and "bestemt". |
| Dutch | "Vast" can also be translated as "solid" while "zeker" can mean "certain". The original meaning is "solid and certain". |
| Esperanto | The word "sendube" is a portmanteau of "sendube" ("doubt") and "sendu" ("send"). |
| Estonian | The word "kindlasti" also means "certainly" or "undoubtedly" in Estonian. |
| Finnish | The word "ehdottomasti" derives from the word "ehto", meaning "condition" or "requirement" |
| French | The word "absolument" in French is derived from the Latin word "absolutus", meaning "untied" or "freed". |
| Frisian | The Frisian word "definityf" originates from the Old French word "definitif" and Latin "definitīvus" meaning "final". |
| Georgian | ნამდვილად (namdevilad) is derived from the Ancient Georgian word namdi which means "truth" or "that which is right." |
| German | In addition to its meaning of "definitely," "bestimmt" also carries the meaning of "certain." |
| Greek | σίγουρα is cognate with σίγος "silence" and σιωπή "silence", and has been conjectured to derive from the Proto-Indo-European root *k̂we- "to be quiet, to sleep". |
| Gujarati | The Gujarati word "ચોક્કસપણે" originally meant "precisely" or "specifically", but over time it has come to mean "sure" or "certainly". |
| Haitian Creole | "Definitivman" also means "completely" in Haitian Creole |
| Hausa | Shakka, meaning 'definitely' in Hausa, likely derives from 'śákka' in Classical Arabic, meaning 'to stick to something' or 'to fix something in a place'. |
| Hawaiian | "Maopopo leʻa" derives from "maopopo," meaning "clear" or "understandable," and "leʻa," meaning "happy" or "joyful," suggesting a sense of clarity and contentment. |
| Hebrew | The word "בהחלט" (definitely) in Hebrew originally meant "with certainty", and evolved to mean "surely" by analogy with the Arabic "bi al-Haqq" (by the truth). |
| Hindi | The word "निश्चित रूप से" can also mean "as a matter of fact" or "of course" in Hindi. |
| Hmong | The word "twv yuav raug hu" in Hmong can also mean "of course" or "without a doubt". |
| Hungarian | The Hungarian word "egyértelműen" originally meant "in one word" and only took the present-day "certain" meaning after the 18th century. |
| Icelandic | The word "örugglega" in Icelandic comes from the Old Norse word "öruggr," meaning "safe" or "secure." |
| Igbo | Igbo has several words that may translate to "maa"; but, only "n'nà mmá a" translates as "definitely." |
| Indonesian | The Indonesian word "pastinya" derives from the Arabic word "pasti" which means "certain" and is used in Malay and Javanese languages with the same meaning. |
| Irish | The Irish term "cinnte" is derived from the Old Irish word "cinniud", meaning "surely", "certainly", or "indeed". |
| Italian | It can also refer to an action, emotion, or situation that is decisive, definitive or final |
| Japanese | 間違いなく is a compound of 間違いない (machigainai) + なく (なく), meaning "without any mistake" or "without fail." |
| Javanese | The word 'temtunipun' in Javanese has its origins in the Sanskrit word 'tamtu' meaning 'correct' or 'true', and it can also mean 'truly' or 'indeed' in the Javanese context. |
| Kazakh | The word "сөзсіз" (definitely) in Kazakh can also mean "without words", "speechless", or "unspeakable". |
| Khmer | The Khmer word ច្បាស់ជា ("definitely") is derived from the Sanskrit word "spashta," which also means "manifest" or "explicit." |
| Korean | "명확히" (adverb) is derived from the Chinese characters "明" (bright) and "確" (solid, certain). It can also mean "clearly" or "explicitly". |
| Kurdish | The word 'bigûman' is also used in Kurdish to mean 'completely' or 'thoroughly'. |
| Kyrgyz | The word "сөзсүз" can also mean "without words" or "speechless". |
| Lao | The Lao word ແນ່ນອນ ('definitely') derives from the Sanskrit word निश्चित (niścita) meaning 'certain, definite, fixed'. |
| Latin | In Latin, "certissime" can also mean "in a sure way," "very much," or "completely." |
| Latvian | "Noteikti" can also mean "fixed" or "certain" in Latvian. |
| Lithuanian | Tikrai is thought to be derived from the adjective tikras (true) and the suffix -ai, which indicates a state or quality. |
| Luxembourgish | Luxembourgish "definitiv" derives from the Latin "definitus" (past participle of "definire"), meaning "to determine". |
| Macedonian | The word "дефинитивно" can also be used to express the idea of "precisely" or "explicitly" in Macedonian. |
| Malagasy | "Antoka" is derived from the verb "antoka," meaning "to prove" or "to demonstrate," and can also mean "to be certain" or "to be sure. |
| Malay | Pasti's origin in Sanskrit (pakah-sthiti) refers to 'fixed state' or 'determined' |
| Malayalam | In addition to its primary meaning of "definitely," "തീർച്ചയായും" can also mean "certainly," "assuredly," or "of course" in Malayalam. |
| Maltese | The word "żgur" may also be used to mean "sure" or "certain". |
| Maori | The word "tino" in Māori can also mean "essence", "core", or "spirit". |
| Marathi | The word "नक्कीच" is derived from the Sanskrit word "नक्ता", meaning "a fixed point". It also has the alternate meaning of "certainly" or "without doubt". |
| Mongolian | This Mongolian phrase can also mean 'of course', 'absolutely', 'definitely', 'assuredly', 'without doubt' or 'naturally'. |
| Myanmar (Burmese) | The Burmese term "အတိအကျ" can also be used to express the idea of "completely" or "thoroughly" in some contexts. |
| Nepali | “पक्कै पनि” also carries the connotation of “without a doubt" or "undoubtedly". |
| Norwegian | “Helt sikkert” does not mean “completely” in English, although the word “helt” means “completely” and “sikkert” means “certainly”. As a fixed phrase, “helt sikkert” means “definitely”.”} |
| Nyanja (Chichewa) | The word "ndithudi" in Nyanja (Chichewa) can also mean "truly", "indeed", or "absolutely". |
| Pashto | The word "خامخا" in Pashto can also mean "unavoidably" or "necessarily". |
| Persian | The word "قطعاً" also means "without doubt" or "certainly" in Persian. |
| Polish | The Polish word "Zdecydowanie" is derived from the verb "zdecydować", meaning "to decide", and thus emphasizes the deliberate and firm nature of a decision. |
| Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | 'Definitivamente' comes from the Latin verb 'definire', meaning 'to limit, to fix, to establish'. In Portuguese, it can also mean 'certainly', 'of course', 'without a doubt' and 'finally'. |
| Punjabi | The word "ਜ਼ਰੂਰ" comes from the Sanskrit word "niścaya", meaning "certain", "sure", or "determined". |
| Romanian | In Romanian, "categoric" also means "apodictic" (indisputably true), from Greek "kategoria" (predicate). |
| Russian | The word "определенно" in Russian can also mean "certainly" or "positively". |
| Samoan | The word 'mautinoa' is also used to express certainty, such as 'I am sure' or 'I know for sure'. |
| Scots Gaelic | The Scots Gaelic word "gu cinnteach" is also used to express the sense of "certainly" or "assuredly." |
| Serbian | The word "дефинитивно" in Serbian can also mean "definitely" or "in a definitive manner". |
| Sesotho | The Sesotho word "ka sebele" can also mean "obviously" or "indisputably". |
| Sindhi | The word "بلڪل" in Sindhi is derived from the Arabic word "بلك" meaning "however". In Urdu, it is also used to mean "rather" or "although". |
| Slovak | The Slovak word "určite" also derives from the Proto-Slavic root "*virtъ", meaning "to spin" or "to turn", suggesting a connection to the idea of something being firmly established or certain due to its circular or spinning motion. |
| Slovenian | The word "vsekakor" can also mean "anyway" or "in any case". |
| Somali | The Somali word "hubaal" is derived from the Arabic word "hublu" meaning "rope" or "thread", representing the idea of being tied or bound to something. |
| Spanish | Seguro also means 'insurance' in Spanish. |
| Sundanese | Sundanese 'pasti' is borrowed from Indonesian 'pasti' originating from Dutch 'vast' meaning 'solid' or 'firm'. |
| Swahili | The word "hakika" in Swahili has Arabic origins and means "truth" or "certainty". |
| Swedish | Definitivt derives from 'definitivus', meaning 'to limit, define' in Latin, and can also mean 'final' in Swedish. |
| Tagalog (Filipino) | "Sigurado" comes from the Spanish "seguro", itself from Latin "securus" meaning "without care". |
| Tajik | The word "бешубҳа" is derived from the Persian word "بی شبهه" (bī šubha), meaning "without doubt". |
| Tamil | The word "நிச்சயமாக" can also mean "engagement" or "fiancé(e) - a person who is officially engaged to be married".} |
| Telugu | "ఖచ్చితంగా" can also refer to accuracy in measurement, or the reliability of a source or information. |
| Thai | "อย่างแน่นอน" is an emphatic sentence adverb, and it can also mean "exactly" or "precisely". |
| Turkish | "Kesinlikle" is derived from "kesin", meaning "sharp" or "absolute", and can also mean "exactly" or "precisely". |
| Ukrainian | The word "безумовно" can also mean "unconditionally" or "indisputably" in Ukrainian. |
| Urdu | The Urdu word "ضرور" also means "certainly" and "indeed" in English. |
| Uzbek | "Albatta" is commonly used in its literal meaning "definitely," but it can also mean "of course" or "certainly". |
| Vietnamese | "Chắc chắn" can also mean "firm" or "solid". |
| Welsh | In Welsh, "yn bendant" is also an idiom meaning "under oath", or "for sure" |
| Xhosa | The Xhosa word "ngokuqinisekileyo" comes from the root word "qiniseka," which means "to be sure" or "to be certain."} |
| Yiddish | The Yiddish word "definitely," "באשטימט," is likely derived from the German word "bestimmt," which also means "definitely". |
| Yoruba | The term "dajudaju" can also mean "truthfully" or "precisely" in Yoruba. |
| Zulu | In Nguni languages, 'nakanjani' also means 'truly' or 'of a truth'. |
| English | The word "definitely" is derived from the Latin phrase "de fini", meaning "from the end" or "conclusively", and is often used to emphasize certainty or finality. |