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== Translingual == === Etymology === Clipping of English Yeskwa. === Symbol === yes (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Yeskwa. === See also === Wiktionary’s coverage of Yeskwa terms == English == === Etymology === From Middle English yes, from Old English ġīese (“by all means, of course, yes”), derived from the same root as yea. Compare Faroese júsá (“yes, indeed, certainly”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /jɛs/ Rhymes: -ɛs === Particle === yes Used to show agreement or acceptance. 2016, VOA Learning English (public domain) Hi, Jonathan. Are you busy? — Yes, I’m busy. Used to indicate disagreement or dissent in reply to a negative statement. (humorous) Answer to a question presuming one answer when all answers are correct. (The addition of quotations indicative of this usage is being sought:) ==== Usage notes ==== In Old and Middle English, yes was a more forceful affirmative than yea. An example of yes used to disagree with a statement: the questions "You don’t want it, do you?" and "Don’t you want it?" are answered by "yes" if the respondent does want the item, and "no" if not. Many languages use a specific word for this purpose; see translation table below. ==== Synonyms ==== Dialect or archaic forms: arr, ay, aye, yea, yassuh Nautical, military, telecommunications: affirmative Colloquial or slang forms: ya, yah, yeah, yeh, yep, yeppers, yup, yuppers, yus, ahuh, mhm, uh huh, ye-es See also: Thesaurus:yes ==== Antonyms ==== Standard form: no Nautical, military, telecommunications: negative Dialect or archaic forms: nay Colloquial or slang forms: ixnay, nah, naw, nope See also: Thesaurus:no ==== Coordinate terms ==== (expression of agreement or acceptance): nod ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Interjection === yes An exclamation of pleasure or approval, usually transcribed with an exclamation point. Antonym: no Synonym: affirmative Response that confirms that the user is paying attention. (interrogative) Used to ask for more information with a request. ==== Translations ==== === Noun === yes (plural yeses or yesses) An affirmative expression; an answer that shows agreement or acceptance. Synonyms: aye, yea, nod Antonyms: no, nay A vote of support or in favor of something. Synonyms: aye, yea Antonyms: nay, no ==== Translations ==== === Verb === yes (third-person singular simple present yeses or yesses, present participle yessing, simple past and past participle yessed) (colloquial, transitive) To agree with, affirm, approve. Synonyms: agree, consent, nod (colloquial, intransitive) To say “yes”. (slang) To attempt to flatter someone by habitually agreeing ==== Derived terms ==== yes to death ==== Translations ==== === Determiner === yes (humorous) Countering a statement using the determiner no: There is; indicating the existence of something. Indicating the possibility or allowance of something. ==== Derived terms ==== === See also === yee === Anagrams === Sey., Sye, eys, sye == Ahtna == === Etymology 1 === From the root yaats (“to snow”), and related to the noun yaas (“falling snow”). ==== Noun ==== yes snow on the ground ===== Derived terms ===== yesbaa (“snowy owl”) yesdayaał (“he/she is wading in the snow”) yes tlʼigeʼ (“snow flea”) ==== Stem ==== yes Verbal stem occurring in the following root, aspect, and mode combinations: === Etymology 2 === Related to ses (“safety”), -yiitsʼ (“breath”), and -yiigeʼ (“spirit”). ==== Root ==== yes to escape, evade, become safe ===== Stem set ===== ===== Derived terms ===== === References === Kari, James (1990), Ahtna Athabaskan Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, page 438 == Asturian == === Verb === yes second-person singular present indicative of ser == Coatepec Nahuatl == === Noun === yes blood == Danish == === Etymology === Borrowed from English yes. === Interjection === yes (colloquial) Expression of triumph, vehement approval, etc. == Dutch == === Etymology === Borrowed from English yes. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /jɛs/ Hyphenation: yes Rhymes: -ɛs === Interjection === yes (colloquial) yay (exclamation of happiness or enthusiasm) Synonyms: joepie, jippie, (archaic) hoezee, (archaic) joechei == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from English yes. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /jɛs/ === Interjection === yes (chiefly North America, colloquial) yes! Synonym: oui == Ido == === Etymology === From Esperanto jes, from English yes. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /jes/ === Adverb === yes yes Antonym: no == Middle English == === Etymology 1 === ==== Noun ==== yes (uncountable) alternative form of is (“ice”) === Etymology 2 === ==== Interjection ==== yes alternative form of yis (“yes”) === Etymology 3 === ==== Determiner ==== yes (East Anglia) alternative form of þes (“these”) === Etymology 4 === ==== Noun ==== yes (Late Middle English) plural of ye (“eye”) == Portuguese == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English yes. Doublet of iá. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -ɛs, -ɛjs Hyphenation: yes === Interjection === yes! (colloquial) yes; yeah; expression of pleasure, joy or great excitement Synonym: isso! == Spanish == === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -es Syllabification: yes === Etymology 1 === Unadapted borrowing from English yes. ==== Interjection ==== yes (colloquial) yes === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Noun ==== yes f pl plural of ye == Swedish == === Etymology === Borrowed from English yes. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /jɛs/ Rhymes: -ɛsː === Interjection === yes (colloquial) yes ==== See also ==== yes box === References === “yes”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) == Tocharian B == === Pronoun === yes you (plural), you all ==== See also ==== ñaś su tuwe wes == Tok Pisin == === Etymology === From English yes. === Particle === yes yes (word used to show agreement or acceptance) === Interjection === yes yes (used to express pleasure, joy, or great excitement)