"It is true."
Translation:Es cierto.
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I believe "verdad" is a noun, meaning "truth" whereas "cierto" is an adjective, meaning "true," but like joshrayburn said, its meaning is closer to "certain."
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gynesis- but verdad is also used as an adjective. Es un hombre de verdad, he's a real man.
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Real and true are different concepts. The tree in front of your house is real, but it's not true. The claim that you have a tree in front of your house is true.
I was wondering if cierto in this context is also used in Spain or if this is a latin american expression? '(since I never encountered it like that in Spain...) does anybody know this?
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"It is true?....You're just a -scavenger-?" :Kylo Ren, Star Wars: The Force Awakens
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Does this mean that 'es la verdad' is incorrect. I guess the direct translation would be 'it is the truth'. Why would that not be acceptable?
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My understanding is that "es verdad" and "es cierto" both translate as "true" which in turn would mean "It is true" and that "verdad" = "truth" and "cierto" = "certain".
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Normally, the best English translation for the sentence "Es verdad," as opposed to trying to go word by word, is "It's true."
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Here's a general observation about why Duolingo may reject a translation that seems obviously OK to the learner: Probably because no one says it that way, and if Duolingo told you your answer was correct, they would be encouraging you to speak Spanish like a foreigner.
Another possibility is that your answer is fine, but it didn't occur to Duolingo that someone would add an unnecessary word. However, after a question has been on Duolingo for a few years, Duo has probably added all the reasonable translations to their list of correct answers. "It is true" has been here for 5 years. Duo accepts "Es verdad" and "Es cierto." So apparently those are better translations, corresponding to what Spanish-speakers actually say.
Btw, the correct use of "lo" can be tricky. Example: I sleep enough. = Duermo bastante. = Duermo lo suficiente. "Bastante" can be either an adjective or an adverb. Here it's an adverb. "Suficiente" can only be an adjective, but "lo suficiente" together act as an adverb. :-)
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Esto means "this," so "Esto es verdad" is a perfectly good sentence, but not a translation of "It is true." Definitely doesn't only apply to physical objects.
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dylant- lo is a complement, it, is a subject. There's no complement in, it is true. You can use LO in a sentence like this one : Have you brought the momney? yes I brought it, sí, lo traje.
verdad and cierto mean the same thing it is one of the options you gave if you click on the word
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"Verdad" and "cierto" have overlapping meanings. For "It is true," you can use either word. In other sentences "cierto" or "verdad" might be a better choice than the other.
