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Breakdown of tashika ni ano mise wa shimatte iru.
はwa
topic particle
いるiru
to exist; to stay; to have (used for living beings)
(お)店(o)mise
shop, store
あのano
that ... (over there) adnominal
閉まるshimaru
to closeintransitive
確か にtashika ni
surely; certainly; indeed
Where きっと expresses a strong belief or confidence that something will happen or is the case, 確か に often additionally implies that the speaker has evidence or reasoning to support the certainty, or has personally verified the fact.
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