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certo.

right; correct (not containing errors)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈsɛʁ.tu/Brazil[ˈsɛh.tu]Brazil/ˈsɛɾ.tu/São-Paulo/ˈsɛʁ.tu/Rio-de-Janeiro
  1. right; correct (not containing errors)

    comparable
    A resposta está certa.
  2. certain; sure (without doubt)

    comparable
  3. precise; accurate

    comparable
  4. morally right; just

    comparable
  5. inevitable (impossible to avoid or prevent)

    comparable
    A morte é certa.
Where this word comes from

From Old Galician-Portuguese certo, from Latin certus (“certain”), past participle of cernō (“to sift; to discern”), from Proto-Indo-European *krey- (“to move; to separate”).

adv/ˈsɛʁ.tu/Brazil[ˈsɛh.tu]Brazil/ˈsɛɾ.tu/São-Paulo/ˈsɛʁ.tu/Rio-de-Janeiro
  1. correctly

    comparable
  2. surely

    comparable
Where this word comes from

From Old Galician-Portuguese certo, from Latin certus (“certain”), past participle of cernō (“to sift; to discern”), from Proto-Indo-European *krey- (“to move; to separate”).

det/ˈsɛʁ.tu/Brazil[ˈsɛh.tu]Brazil/ˈsɛɾ.tu/São-Paulo/ˈsɛʁ.tu/Rio-de-Janeiro
  1. certain (determined but unspecified)

Where this word comes from

From Old Galician-Portuguese certo, from Latin certus (“certain”), past participle of cernō (“to sift; to discern”), from Proto-Indo-European *krey- (“to move; to separate”).

intj/ˈsɛʁ.tu/Brazil[ˈsɛh.tu]Brazil/ˈsɛɾ.tu/São-Paulo/ˈsɛʁ.tu/Rio-de-Janeiro
  1. OK, all right

Where this word comes from

From Old Galician-Portuguese certo, from Latin certus (“certain”), past participle of cernō (“to sift; to discern”), from Proto-Indo-European *krey- (“to move; to separate”).

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