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Asturian
Adjective
cierto
- neuter of ciertu
Spanish
Etymology
Inherited from Old Spanish cierto, from Latin certus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /ˈθjeɾto/
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /ˈsjeɾto/
- Rhymes: -eɾto
- Syllabification: cier‧to
Adjective
cierto (feminine cierta, masculine plural ciertos, feminine plural ciertas)
- (of a person) true
- (of a claim) true
Cierto o falso: la mayoría de los Españoles son hispanohablantes.- True or false: the majority of Spanish people are Spanish speakers.
Es cierto que ambos tienen razón.- It's true that both of them are right.
Determiner
cierto m sg (plural ciertos, feminine cierta, feminine plural ciertas)
- a certain, a specific
Tiene cierta complejidad que no puedo explicar.- It has a certain complexity that I can't explain.
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