No. 11,224 in German
sicherlich
Certainly; surely.
In a sentence
Ich werde sicherlich morgen pünktlich ankommen.
I will certainly arrive on time tomorrow.
The word 'sicherlich' is used here to express certainty about a future event.
Sicherlich hat er das nicht absichtlich getan.
Surely, he did not do it on purpose.
Here, 'sicherlich' is used to express confidence in a statement, implying a degree of assumption.
Das wird sicherlich nicht einfach sein, aber wir schaffen es.
That will certainly not be easy, but we will manage it.
In this sentence, 'sicherlich' connotes a naturally expected challenge in a situation.
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