Certainty Signal
Epistemic modality
Evidential adverb
Stance marker
How sure is the speaker?
extended
intermediate
Speaker stance
অর্থ
A signal of certainty, probability, doubt, assumption, hearsay, inference, or confidence.
কীভাবে চিনবেন
Look for words like certainly, probably, maybe, apparently.
উদাহরণ
শব্দ
certainly|probably|maybe|apparently|surely
বাক্যাংশ
probably true|maybe later|apparently finished
বাক্য
She is probably at home.
Visual guide
Basic shape
claim: She is at home.
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certainty layer:
how sure is speaker?
maybe -> probably -> certainly
low mid high
Compare shape
Where can E07 live? adverb: probably particle: maybe modal verb: MOD + verb verb/mood: CERT-form same job: confidence
ভাষাভিত্তিক ভিউ
আপনার ভাষায়
Bengali (standard)
উপস্থিতির মাত্রা
strong
গুরুত্ব
Certainty and probability use adverbs such as নিশ্চয়ই, হয়তো, সম্ভবত and context.
সে নিশ্চয়ই আসবে।
He/she surely will come.
শেখার ভাষায়
Japanese
উপস্থিতির মাত্রা
strong
কঠিনতার মাত্রা
Certainty is marked by adverbs and sentence-final forms such as だろう.
彼女はたぶん家にいる。
She is probably at home.
শিক্ষার্থীদের সাধারণ সমস্যা
Learners may miss the strength difference between たぶん, きっと and でしょう.
Same block, different coding
Both languages use this block strongly, but they signal it differently. Focus on form changes, not only meaning.