certes

Meaning

GRANTS a point to the other side, the better to take it back right after.

Position and punctuation

at the start of the sentence · a comma after

Example

Certes, le dispositif coûte cher ; il reste pourtant le seul à couvrir tout le territoire.

Admittedly the scheme is expensive; it remains, however, the only one covering the whole country.

In the DELF

the B2 essay · the C1 synthesis

The trap

Certes CALLS for a follow-up: opening with certes without the rebuttal leaves the paper agreeing with the opponent.