Meaning & usage
確かに...が admits that the first statement is true and then introduces a contrasting fact with が, meaning admittedly or it is true that...but. 確かに comes at the start or before the admitted clause, which ends in the plain form plus が before the main contrasting clause. Nouns and na-adjectives require だ, as in 学生だが or きれいだが, while verbs and i-adjectives attach directly. It sounds neutral and works in both speech and writing.
Example sentences 7
-
私は確かにそう言ったが、そのつもりではなかった。
I did say that, but I didn't mean it.
-
確かに彼はハンサムでないが、人がよい。
He is not handsome, to be sure, but he is good-natured.
-
確かにそれは良い考えだが、実行するのは難しい。
It's a good idea, to be sure, but it's hard to put it into practice.
-
確かに彼女は若くて美しいが、体が弱い。
Indeed she is young and beautiful, but she is in delicate health.
-
確かに彼女はきれいだが、わがままだ。
It is true that she is pretty, but she is selfish.
-
確かに彼女は歌はうまいが、演技はだめだ。
She sings well, to be sure, but she can't act.
-
君は確かに物知りだが、それを教えるのはうまくない。
Indeed you know a lot of things, but you're not good at teaching them.
