EXPRESSING CERTAINTY

EXPRESSING CERTAINTY

Certainty (kepastian) is the state of being completely confident or having no doubt about something.However, uncertainty (ketidakpastian) is when nothing is ever decided or sure. (Kepastian adalah keadaan yang benar-benar percaya diri atau tidak memiliki keraguan tentang sesuatu. Namun, ketidakpastian adalah ketika tidak ada yang pernah memutuskan atau yakin)

Expressing Certainty

When you are sure that something will or will not happen in the future, use these expressions, you may respond as follows:

(Bila Anda yakin bahwa sesuatu akan atau tidak akan terjadi di masa depan, menggunakan ekspresi, Anda dapat menanggapi sebagai berikut)

Yes,	I am (absolutely / quite)	sure certain possitive	(he will)
	definitely. certainly. of course.

or

-         It’s confirmed

-         No doubt

-         One hundred percent sure.

 Here is an example of the use of the expressions in the conversation.

Tamrin       :  Hey, don’t you know that we have a school bus now?

Firman       : Are you certain?

Tamrin       : Yes, of course. The headmaster himself told me.

Expressing Uncertainty / Doubt

When you are not sure whether something will or will not happen, use the following expressions.

(Bila Anda tidak yakin apakah sesuatu akan atau tidak akan terjadi, gunakan ekspresi berikut)

No,	I’m	absolutely sure quite sure certain positive	(he won't.)
	definitely not. certainly not. of course not.

or

Well,	it's possible it might be it might not be it could happen	I suppose,	I wouldn't like to say for certain. I'm not sure I doubt it. I have my own doubts. It's doubtful. It's highly / very unlikely.
	it’s impossible. you never know of course. no one can know for certain. I can't tell you for sure. I don’t know yet.

Example:

Mini      :  I heard, our classroom will be renovated in the next view days.

Nur        : Are you sure?

Mini      : Well, I can’t tell you for sure. I think we should ask our teacher.

Responding to Expressions of Uncertainty/Doubt

When your friend tells you his/her doubt, you can use the following expressions for the responses. Repeat after your teacher!

-          Don’t worry.

-          Take it easy.

-          Don’t take things so seriously.

-          There’s no need to be doubted.

-          Doubt isn’t going to do anything.

-          Just feel sure of yourself.

-          You don’t need to be doubtful.

 

Example Dialogue :

Jalal     :  What do you think we should give Arni as her birthday present?

Rusli    : A doll, I think

Jalal     : Are you sure?

Rusli    : Yes, certainly. As far as I know, she likes doll.

Jalal     : Well, it is possible I suppose, but I doubt it.

Rusli    : So, what do you think?

Jalal     : Why don’t we buy her a wristwatch?

Rusli    : I don’t think so. It’s too expensive.

Jalal     : You are right, but we can collect the money.

Rusli    : Still, I doubt it. I’m broke now. I don’t think I can get enough money within this week.

Jalal     : Well, doubt isn’t going to do anything. I can lend you the money if you want.

Rusli    : Really?

Jalal     : Certainly.

Rusli    : Thank you very much.

Jalal     : Don’t mention it.