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sicherlich

certainly, surely

adverb ZIKH-er-likh Rare

Also means

no doubt

Usage Note

Sicherlich expresses the speaker's confident assumption rather than absolute certainty — slightly softer than sicher or gewiss. It is polite and concessive: Das ist sicherlich schwierig acknowledges the difficulty while agreeing. Very common in everyday speech.

Examples

"Das ist sicherlich keine leichte Entscheidung."

Natural Translation

That is certainly not an easy decision.

Literal Translation

That is certainly no easy decision.

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