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JLPT N3 · な-adjective

たしか (tashika)

たしか is a Japanese な-adjective meaning “sure; certain”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading
たしか
Romaji
tashika
Word class
な-adjective
Level
JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

  1. sure; certain; positive; definite · な-adjective
  2. reliable; trustworthy; safe; sound; firm · な-adjective
  3. If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly; If I remember rightly · adverb

Example sentences

彼が間違っているのは確かです。
It is certain that he is wrong.
Tatoeba #120503
私はそのニュースを確かな筋から得た。
I got the news from a reliable source.
Tatoeba #160351
これは確か淡水魚だと思います。
I believe this fish is a freshwater fish.
Tatoeba #218464

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Conjugation of たしか

な-adjective. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.

FormJapaneseReading
Present (plain)たしかだたしかだ tashikada
Present (polite)たしかですたしかです tashikadesu
Negativeたしかじゃないたしかじゃない tashikajanai
Pastたしかだったたしかだった tashikadatta
Negative pastたしかじゃなかったたしかじゃなかった tashikajanakatta
Te-formたしかでたしかで tashikade
Before a nounたしかなたしかな tashikana
Adverb (~ni)たしかにたしかに tashikani

Source: JMdict entry 1596930 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.