sicher
German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle High German siher, from Old High German sihur, from Proto-West Germanic *sikur (“secure, sure”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]sicher (strong nominative masculine singular sicherer, comparative sicherer or sichrer, superlative am sichersten)
- safe, secure (not dangerous or in danger)
- (often with dative reflexive) sure, certain (convinced) [with genitive ‘of something’]
- Ich bin (mir) sicher, dass es heute regnen wird.
- I am sure that it will rain today.
- Sie ist sich des Sieges sicher.
- She is certain of victory.
Usage notes
[edit]- In the sense of “sure”, there is little change in meaning when the dative reflexive is used, though this dative may slightly stress the personal conviction. The dative is particularly frequent when the following subclause is omitted: Er ist sich sicher. (“He’s sure”).
- The phrase "I am sure of that" may be construed with a genitive object or a similar construction without a genitive:
- With genitive:
- Dessen bin ich mir sicher.
- Without genitive:
- Da bin ich mir sicher.
- With genitive:
Declension
[edit]Positive forms of sicher
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
predicative | er ist sicher | sie ist sicher | es ist sicher | sie sind sicher | |
strong declension (without article) |
nominative | sicherer | sichere | sicheres | sichere |
genitive | sicheren | sicherer | sicheren | sicherer | |
dative | sicherem | sicherer | sicherem | sicheren | |
accusative | sicheren | sichere | sicheres | sichere | |
weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der sichere | die sichere | das sichere | die sicheren |
genitive | des sicheren | der sicheren | des sicheren | der sicheren | |
dative | dem sicheren | der sicheren | dem sicheren | den sicheren | |
accusative | den sicheren | die sichere | das sichere | die sicheren | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein sicherer | eine sichere | ein sicheres | (keine) sicheren |
genitive | eines sicheren | einer sicheren | eines sicheren | (keiner) sicheren | |
dative | einem sicheren | einer sicheren | einem sicheren | (keinen) sicheren | |
accusative | einen sicheren | eine sichere | ein sicheres | (keine) sicheren |
Comparative forms of sicher
Superlative forms of sicher
Derived terms
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Verb
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- inflection of sichern:
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