मुझे यक़ीन है (mujhe yaqiin hai)
phrase
A fixed conversational formula meaning 'I am sure/confident' -- built from मुझे (mujhe, 'to me'), यक़ीन (yaqiin, 'certainty/belief'), and है (hai, 'is'), following the dative-subject pattern the learner already knows from चाहिए and लगना.
Sense
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expressing personal certainty or confidence about something
phrase Functions as a standalone assertion or as a frame before a कि (ki) clause: मुझे यक़ीन है कि वह आएगा (mujhe yaqiin hai ki vah aaegaa, 'I am sure that he will come').
Synonyms: मुझे भरोसा है (mujhe bharosaa hai), मुझे पूरा विश्वास है (mujhe pooraa vishvaas hai, stronger emphasis)
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: This is one of those everyday phrases that feels almost automatic in Hindi conversation, said with a firm nod or a hand gesture for extra conviction. The nuqta in यक़ीन (yaqiin) marks its Persian-Urdu origin, and dropping it (यकीन, yakiin) is extremely common in casual writing and texting without any change in meaning.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners often try मैं यक़ीन करता हूँ (main yaqiin kartaa hoon) as a direct translation of 'I believe,' but the dative-subject form मुझे यक़ीन है (mujhe yaqiin hai) is what native speakers actually reach for to express personal certainty in conversation. 2) Confusing यक़ीन (yaqiin, certainty about a fact) with विश्वास (vishvaas, trust in a person or faith) -- the two overlap but are not always interchangeable, especially when talking about trusting a person, where विश्वास (vishvaas) is preferred.
Sample Sentences:
मुझे यक़ीन है कि तुम यह काम कर लोगे।
I am sure that you will manage to do this work.
(mujhe yaqiin hai ki tum yah kaam kar loge।)
मुझे यक़ीन है कि वह सच बोल रही है।
I am sure she is telling the truth.
(mujhe yaqiin hai ki vah sach bol rahii hai।)
मुझे यक़ीन था कि वह ज़रूर आएगा।
I was sure that he would definitely come.
(mujhe yaqiin thaa ki vah zaroor aaegaa।)
मुझे यकीन है, सब ठीक हो जाएगा।
I'm sure everything will turn out fine.
(mujhe yakiin hai, sab thiik ho jaaegaa।)
अगर तुमने पूरी तैयारी की होती, तो मुझे यक़ीन होता कि तुम पास हो जाओगे।
If you had prepared fully, I would have been sure that you'd pass.
(agar tumne poorii taiyaarii kii hotii, to mujhe yaqiin hotaa ki tum paas ho jaaoge।)
मुझे पूरा यक़ीन है कि यह फ़ैसला सही है।
I am completely sure that this decision is right.
(mujhe pooraa yaqiin hai ki yah faislaa sahii hai।)
मुझे यक़ीन है, हम इस मुश्किल से निकल आएँगे।
I am confident we will get through this difficulty.
(mujhe yaqiin hai, ham is mushkil se nikal aaenge।)
मुझे विश्वास है कि आपके प्रयासों से यह परियोजना अवश्य सफल होगी, मुझे यक़ीन है।
I believe that with your efforts this project will surely succeed, I am sure of it.
(mujhe vishvaas hai ki aapke prayaason se yah pariyojnaa avashy saphal hogii, mujhe yaqiin hai।)
मुझे यक़ीन है कि किसी दिन तुम अपनी मंज़िल तक पहुँचोगे ही।
I am sure that someday you will surely reach your destination.
(mujhe yaqiin hai ki kisii din tum apnii manzil tak pahunchoge hii।)
यकीन है यार, तू ये कर लेगा।
I'm sure, man, you'll manage this.
(yakiin hai yaar, too ye kar legaa।)
मुझे यक़ीन नहीं था कि वह इतनी जल्दी माफ़ी माँग लेगा।
I wasn't sure that he would apologize so quickly.
(mujhe yaqiin nahiin thaa ki vah itnii jaldii maafii maang legaa।)