certamente

Meaning

certainly

Hyphenated as

cer‧ta‧men‧te

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˌsɛʁ.taˈmẽ.t͡ʃi/

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese certamente. By surface analysis, certa + -mente. Compare Galician certamente.

Sentences

Sim ; Certamente foi uma mentira .

Yes; it certainly was a lie.

Mas tudo o que acontece duas vezes certamente acontecerá pela terceira vez .

But everything that happens twice will surely happen the third time.