det · intj · name · noun · particle · verb · 15 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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/jɛs/
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rhymes with -ɛs
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
det
Meaning 1
Countering a statement using the determiner no:
There is; indicating the existence of something.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: humorous
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
det
Meaning 2
Countering a statement using the determiner no:
Indicating the possibility or allowance of something.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: humorous
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
intj
Meaning 3
An exclamation of pleasure or approval, usually transcribed with an exclamation point.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
Our second goal of the match! Yes!
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: affirmative
Antonyms: no
4
intj
Meaning 4
Response that confirms that the user is paying attention.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
intj
Meaning 5
Used to ask for more information with a request.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: interrogative
Examples
I need some help. Yes?
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
6
name
Meaning 6
plural of Ye
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, plural
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
7
noun
Meaning 7
An affirmative expression; an answer that shows agreement or acceptance.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
Was that a yes?
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: aye, yea, nod
Antonyms: no, nay
8
noun
Meaning 8
A vote of support or in favor of something.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
The workers voted on whether to strike, and there were thirty "yeses" and one "no".
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: aye, yea
Antonyms: nay, no
9
particle
Meaning 9
Used to show agreement or acceptance.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
Yes, you are correct.
Yes, you may go play outside now.
Yes, sir, we have your package right here.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
10
particle
Meaning 10
Used to indicate disagreement or dissent in reply to a negative statement.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
It was not my fault we lost the race. Oh, yes, it was!
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
11
particle
Meaning 11
Answer to a question presuming one answer when all answers are correct.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: humorous
Examples
Do you like cake, or pie? Yes.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
12
verb
Meaning 12
To agree with, affirm, approve.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: colloquial, transitive
Examples
Did he yes the veto?
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: agree, consent, nod
Antonyms: none provided
13
verb
Meaning 13
To say “yes”.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: colloquial, intransitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
14
verb
Meaning 14
To attempt to flatter someone by habitually agreeing
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: slang
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
15
noun
Meaning 15
an affirmative
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
I was hoping for a yes
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: no
Broader terms: affirmative
History
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”).
Across languages
Translations
548 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Breton:
ya
— expression of pleasure, joy or great excitement — see also yay, whoo, yippee
Choctaw:
a̱
— expression of pleasure, joy or great excitement — see also yay, whoo, yippee
Dutch:
ja
— expression of pleasure, joy or great excitement — see also yay, whoo, yippee
Esperanto:
jes
— expression of pleasure, joy or great excitement — see also yay, whoo, yippee
Finnish:
jes!
— expression of pleasure, joy or great excitement — see also yay, whoo, yippee
French:
oui
— expression of pleasure, joy or great excitement — see also yay, whoo, yippee
Georgian:
ურა
(ura)
— expression of pleasure, joy or great excitement — see also yay, whoo, yippee
Georgian:
ვაშა
(vaša)
— expression of pleasure, joy or great excitement — see also yay, whoo, yippee
German:
ja
— expression of pleasure, joy or great excitement — see also yay, whoo, yippee
Gothic:
𐌾𐌰
(ja)
— expression of pleasure, joy or great excitement — see also yay, whoo, yippee
Greek:
ναι
(nai)
— expression of pleasure, joy or great excitement — see also yay, whoo, yippee
Hebrew:
יש!
(yesh!)
— expression of pleasure, joy or great excitement — see also yay, whoo, yippee
Irish:
sea
— expression of pleasure, joy or great excitement — see also yay, whoo, yippee
Italian:
sì
— expression of pleasure, joy or great excitement — see also yay, whoo, yippee
Japanese:
よし
(yoshi)
— expression of pleasure, joy or great excitement — see also yay, whoo, yippee
Japanese:
やった
(yatta)
— expression of pleasure, joy or great excitement — see also yay, whoo, yippee
Kapampangan:
ayua
— expression of pleasure, joy or great excitement — see also yay, whoo, yippee
Kapampangan:
ayuanaman
— expression of pleasure, joy or great excitement — see also yay, whoo, yippee
Latin:
sīc
— expression of pleasure, joy or great excitement — see also yay, whoo, yippee
Latin:
eu
— expression of pleasure, joy or great excitement — see also yay, whoo, yippee
Latin:
euge
— expression of pleasure, joy or great excitement — see also yay, whoo, yippee
Latin:
iō
— expression of pleasure, joy or great excitement — see also yay, whoo, yippee
Eastern Mari:
ыгы
(ygy)
— expression of pleasure, joy or great excitement — see also yay, whoo, yippee
Norwegian:
yes
— expression of pleasure, joy or great excitement — see also yay, whoo, yippee
Old English:
gea
— expression of pleasure, joy or great excitement — see also yay, whoo, yippee
Polish:
tak
— expression of pleasure, joy or great excitement — see also yay, whoo, yippee
Portuguese:
sim!
— expression of pleasure, joy or great excitement — see also yay, whoo, yippee
Portuguese:
é!
— expression of pleasure, joy or great excitement — see also yay, whoo, yippee
Portuguese:
assim!
— expression of pleasure, joy or great excitement — see also yay, whoo, yippee
Portuguese:
isso!
— expression of pleasure, joy or great excitement — see also yay, whoo, yippee
Portuguese:
aí!
— expression of pleasure, joy or great excitement — see also yay, whoo, yippee
Russian:
да!
(da)
— expression of pleasure, joy or great excitement — see also yay, whoo, yippee
Scottish Gaelic:
tha
— expression of pleasure, joy or great excitement — see also yay, whoo, yippee
Serbo-Croatian:
to!
— expression of pleasure, joy or great excitement — see also yay, whoo, yippee
Slovene:
to!
— expression of pleasure, joy or great excitement — see also yay, whoo, yippee
Spanish:
sí
— expression of pleasure, joy or great excitement — see also yay, whoo, yippee
Swedish:
ja
— expression of pleasure, joy or great excitement — see also yay, whoo, yippee
Turkish:
evet
— expression of pleasure, joy or great excitement — see also yay, whoo, yippee
Welsh:
ie'n
— expression of pleasure, joy or great excitement — see also yay, whoo, yippee
Wiradjuri:
yaala!
— expression of pleasure, joy or great excitement — see also yay, whoo, yippee
Wiradjuri:
yalu
— expression of pleasure, joy or great excitement — see also yay, whoo, yippee
Finnish:
niin
— response that confirms attention
Japanese:
はい
(hai)
— response that confirms attention
Kapampangan:
wa
— response that confirms attention
Kapampangan:
o
— response that confirms attention
Kapampangan:
opu
— response that confirms attention
Nepali:
हजुर
(hajura)
— response that confirms attention
Spanish:
dí
— response that confirms attention
Sundanese:
kulan
— response that confirms attention
Sundanese:
kah
— response that confirms attention
Vietnamese:
vâng
— response that confirms attention
Vietnamese:
dạ
— response that confirms attention
Spanish:
dí
— response that asks for more information about a request
Tamil:
ம்ம்
(mm)
— response that asks for more information about a request
Vietnamese:
vâng
— response that asks for more information about a request
Vietnamese:
dạ
— response that asks for more information about a request
Vietnamese:
ơi
— response that asks for more information about a request
Arabic:
نَعَم
(naʕam)
— answer that shows agreement or acceptance
Arabic:
نَعَمَانِ
(naʕamāni)
— answer that shows agreement or acceptance
Arabic:
نَعَمَات
(naʕamāt)
— answer that shows agreement or acceptance
Basque:
baietz
— answer that shows agreement or acceptance
Chinese Mandarin:
同意
(tóngyì)
— answer that shows agreement or acceptance
Czech:
ano
— answer that shows agreement or acceptance
Danish:
ja
— answer that shows agreement or acceptance
Esperanto:
jeso
— answer that shows agreement or acceptance
Finnish:
kyllä
— answer that shows agreement or acceptance
French:
oui
— answer that shows agreement or acceptance
French:
si
— answer that shows agreement or acceptance
Georgian:
თანხმობა
(tanxmoba)
— answer that shows agreement or acceptance
German:
Ja
— answer that shows agreement or acceptance
Greek:
ναι
(nai)
— answer that shows agreement or acceptance
Italian:
sì
— answer that shows agreement or acceptance
Norwegian:
ja
— answer that shows agreement or acceptance
Portuguese:
sim
— answer that shows agreement or acceptance
Portuguese:
afirmativo
— answer that shows agreement or acceptance
Russian:
да
(da)
— answer that shows agreement or acceptance
Slovene:
dà
— answer that shows agreement or acceptance
Spanish:
sí
— answer that shows agreement or acceptance
Swedish:
ja
— answer that shows agreement or acceptance
Tamil:
ஆம்
(ām)
— answer that shows agreement or acceptance
Tamil:
ஆமாம்
(āmām)
— answer that shows agreement or acceptance
Yoruba:
òòò
— answer that shows agreement or acceptance
Yoruba:
ẹyi
— answer that shows agreement or acceptance
Chinese Mandarin:
同意票
— vote of support
Finnish:
jaa
— vote of support
Finnish:
kyllä
— vote of support
French:
oui
— vote of support
Georgian:
კი
(ḳi)
— vote of support
German:
Ja
— vote of support
Greek:
ναι
(nai)
— vote of support
Italian:
sì
— vote of support
Italian:
voto a favore
— vote of support
Portuguese:
sim
— vote of support
Portuguese:
a favor
— vote of support
Spanish:
sí
— vote of support
Spanish:
a favor
— vote of support
Swedish:
ja
— vote of support
Tamil:
ஆம்
(ām)
— vote of support
Abkhaz:
ааи
(aaj)
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Abkhaz:
аиеи
(ajej)
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Afrikaans:
ja
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Albanian:
po
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Aleut:
aang
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Southern Altai:
эйе
(eye)
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Alutiiq:
aa'a
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
American Sign Language:
S@Side Nod
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Amharic:
አዎን
(ʾäwon)
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Western Apache:
au
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Western Apache:
haʼah
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Arabic:
نَعَم
(naʕam)
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Arabic:
أَجَل
(ʔajal)
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Arabic:
إِي
(ʔī)
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Algerian Arabic:
ايه
(ēh)
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Algerian Arabic:
هيه
(hēh)
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Algerian Arabic:
واه
(wāh)
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Cypriot Arabic:
ye
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Arabic:
أَيْوَة
(ʔaywa)
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Arabic:
ايوه
(ʔaywa)
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Arabic:
اه
(ā)
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Arabic:
إي
(ī)
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Arabic:
إيوه
(īwa)
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Arabic:
نَعَم
(naʕam)
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Iraqi Arabic:
إي
(ī)
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Arabic:
اِيه
(ē)
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Arabic:
نعم
(naʔam)
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Arabic:
آه
(ʔā)
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Arabic:
أيوه
(ʔaywa)
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Tunisian Arabic:
إي
(ay)
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Aragonese:
sí
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Aramaic:
אין
(’ēn)
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Aramaic:
ܐܝܢ
(’ēn)
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Armenian:
այո
(ayo)
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Armenian:
հա
(ha)
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Aromanian:
ie
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Assamese:
অঁ
(õ)
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Assamese:
হয়
(hoy)
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Asturian:
sí
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Aymara:
jisa
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Azerbaijani:
bəli
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Azerbaijani:
hə
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Bashkir:
эйе
(eye)
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Basque:
bai
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Belarusian:
так
(tak)
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Belarusian:
да
(da)
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Bengali:
হ্যাঁ
(hễ)
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Bengali:
জি
(ji)
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Bhojpuri:
हँ
(hã)
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Central Bikol:
iyo
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Breton:
ya
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Bulgarian:
да
(da)
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Burmese:
ဟုတ်ကဲ့
(hutkai.)
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Burmese:
အင်း
(ang:)
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Burmese:
အေး
(e:)
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Burushaski:
awá
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Carpathian Rusyn:
айно
(ajno)
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Carpathian Rusyn:
так
(tak)
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Carpathian Rusyn:
йо
(jo)
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Catalan:
sí
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Central Atlas Tamazight:
ⵢⴰⵀ
(yah)
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Chamicuro:
eje
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Chechen:
хӏаъ
(haʔ)
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Cherokee:
ᎥᎥ
(vv)
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Chichewa:
inde
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Chickasaw:
i̠i
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Chinese Cantonese:
係 /系
(hai6)
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Chinese Cantonese:
唔
(m4)
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Chinese Cantonese:
嗯
(ng2)
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Chinese:
好
(hó)
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Chinese:
是
(sī / sǐ)
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Chinese Mandarin:
是
(shì)
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Chinese Mandarin:
對 /对
(duì)
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Chinese Mandarin:
啊
(à)
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Choctaw:
a̱
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Comanche:
haa
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Coptic:
ⲁϩⲁ
(aha)
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Coptic:
ⲥⲉ
(se)
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Corsican:
iè
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Corsican:
sì
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Czech:
ano
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Czech:
jo
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Czech Sign Language:
ces
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Czech Sign Language:
cn
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Danish:
ja
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Dutch:
ja
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Egyptian:
ti-W-A2
(tjw)
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Esperanto:
jes
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Estonian:
jah
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Estonian:
jaa
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Faroese:
ja
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Fijian:
io
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Finnish:
kyllä
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Finnish:
joo
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Finnish:
juu
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Franco-Provençal:
ouè
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
French:
oui
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Old French:
oïl
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
North Frisian:
jåå
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Saterland Frisian:
jee
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
West-Frisian:
ja
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Friulian:
sì
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Galician:
si
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Garo:
hoe
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Georgian:
დიახ
(diax)
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Georgian:
კი
(ḳi)
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Georgian:
ჰო
(ho)
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Georgian:
ხო
(xo)
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
German:
ja
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Bavarian German:
jo
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Greek:
ναι
(nai)
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Ancient Greek:
ναί
(naí)
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Greenlandic:
aap
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Paraguayan Guarani:
heẽ
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Gujarati:
હા
(hā)
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Halkomelem:
á:'a
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Hebrew:
כֵּן
(ken)
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Hebrew:
הֵן
(hen)
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Hiligaynon:
hoo
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Hindi:
हाँ
(hā̃)
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Hindi:
जी
(jī)
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Hindi:
जी हाँ
(jī hā̃)
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Hungarian:
igen
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Icelandic:
já
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Ido:
yes
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Igbo:
eē
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Ilocano:
wen
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Indonesian:
ya
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Interlingua:
si
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Italian:
sì
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Japanese:
はい
(hai)
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Japanese:
ええ
(ē)
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Japanese:
うん
(un)
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Jeju:
ᄋᆞ
(aw)
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Jeju:
예
(ye)
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Kabyle:
ih
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Kaingang:
hÿ
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Kannada:
ಹೌದು
(haudu)
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Kapampangan:
ua
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Kapampangan:
ne
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Kapampangan:
o
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Kapampangan:
opu
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Kaqchikel:
ja'
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Kazakh:
иә
(iä)
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Khmer:
ច៎ា
(jaa)
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Khmer:
បាទ
(baat)
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Khmer:
អើ
(’aə)
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Khmer:
អឺ
(’əɨ)
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Khmer:
ចាស
(caah)
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Khmer:
ចា៎ះ
(caah)
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
K'iche':
je'
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Konkani:
व्है
(vhai)
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Korean:
네
(ne)
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Korean:
예
(ye)
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Korean:
응
(eung)
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Korean:
어
(eo)
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Middle Korean:
에ᇰ
(eyng)
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Central Kurdish:
ئەرێ
(erê)
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Central Kurdish:
بەڵێ
(bellê)
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Central Kurdish:
ئا
(a)
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Kyrgyz:
ооба
(ooba)
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Kyrgyz:
макул
(makul)
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Kyrgyz:
ийе
(iye)
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Lao:
ແມ່ນ
(mǣn)
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Lao:
ແມ່ນແລ້ວ
(mǣn lǣu)
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Lao:
ໂດຍ
(dōi)
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Latgalian:
nui
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Latgalian:
tai
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Latin:
etiam
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Latin:
ita
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Latin:
ita vērō
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Latin:
vērō
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Latin:
sīc
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Latvian:
jā
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Laz:
ho
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Laz:
xo
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Limburgish:
jao
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Lithuanian:
taip
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Lombard:
si
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Lombard:
haé
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Louisiana Creole:
wé
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Louisiana Creole:
wi
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Low German:
jo
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Luganda:
yee
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Luo:
ee
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Luxembourgish:
jo
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Macedonian:
да
(da)
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Malagasy:
eny
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Malay:
ya
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Malay:
ha'ah
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Malayalam:
ശരി
(śari)
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Maltese:
iva
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Mandinka:
haa
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Manx:
she
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Māori:
āe
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Māori:
ae
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Marshallese:
aaet
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Marshallese:
in̄n̄ā
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Marshallese:
iiūn̄
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Marwari:
हां
(hā̃)
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Mauritian Creole:
wi
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Mingrelian:
იახ
(iax)
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Mingrelian:
ქო
(ko)
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Miskito:
au
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Central Sierra Miwok:
guˀuh
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Southern Sierra Miwok:
hy·ʔy·
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Mongolian:
тийм
(tiim)
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Motu:
e
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Motu:
o
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Motu:
oi
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Mudburra:
yuu
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Mudburra:
yuwayi
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Nahuatl:
quemah
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Navajo:
aooʼ
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Neapolitan:
eine
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Neapolitan:
sine
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Nepali:
सही
(sahī)
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Nepali:
जी
(jī)
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Nepali:
हाँ
(hā̃)
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Nootka:
haa
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Norwegian:
ja
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Occitan:
òc
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Odia:
ହଁ
(hã)
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Northern Ohlone:
hé̄'e
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Southern Ohlone:
gehe
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Old Church Slavonic:
ⰵⰹ
(ei)
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Old English:
ġēa
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Old English:
ġīese
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Old Saxon:
ja
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Old Tupi:
pá
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
O'odham:
heu'u
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Ossetian:
о
(o)
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Palauan:
chochoi
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Pashto:
هو
(ho)
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Pennsylvania German:
ja
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Dari:
آری
(ārē)
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Dari:
بَلی
(balē)
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Dari:
آه
(āh)
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Iranian Persian:
بله
(bale)
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Iranian Persian:
آره
(âre)
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Iranian Persian:
آری
(âri)
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Picard:
oui
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Plautdietsch:
jo (nds)
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Polish:
tak
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Polish:
no
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Polish:
ano
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Polish:
juści
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Polish:
jo
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Polish:
ja
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Portuguese:
sim
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Punjabi:
ਹਾਂ
(hā̃)
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Punjabi:
ہاں
(hāṉ)
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Punjabi:
جِی
(jī)
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Punjabi:
ہاں جِی
(hāṉ jī)
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Punjabi:
جْیا
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Punjabi:
آہو
(āho)
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Quechua:
arí
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Rapa Nui:
eee
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Romani:
va
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Romani:
ova
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Romani:
oja
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Romani:
ja
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Romani:
tam
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Romani:
tàmi
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Vlax-Romani:
ya (Kalderash)
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Romanian:
da
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Romansh:
gea
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Romansh:
gie
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Romansh:
ea
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Romansh:
schi
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Romansh:
hei
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Romansh:
hai
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Russian:
да
(da)
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Russian:
так
(tak)
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Russian:
ага́
(ahá, agá)
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Northern Sami:
juo
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Samoan:
ioe
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Sanskrit:
एवं
(evaṃ)
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Sanskrit:
आम्
(ām)
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Sardinian:
eja
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Scots:
aye
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Scottish Gaelic:
seadh
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Serbo-Croatian:
да
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Serbo-Croatian:
da
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Shor:
эзе
(eze)
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Sicilian:
se
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Sicilian:
sì
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Silesian:
ja
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Sinhalese:
ඔවු
(owu)
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Slovak:
áno
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Slovak:
hej
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Slovak:
no
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Slovene:
dà
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Slovene:
já
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Somali:
haa
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Lower Sorbian:
jo
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Spanish:
sí
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Spanish:
pues
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Spanish:
sí pues
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Svan:
ა̄დუ
(ādu)
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Svan:
ა̄დვ
(ādv)
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Swahili:
ndiyo
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Swedish:
ja
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Sylheti:
ꠅꠄ
(oe)
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Tagalog:
oo
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Tagalog:
opo
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Taíno:
han
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Taíno:
jan
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Tajik:
ҳа
(ha)
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Tajik:
бале
(bale)
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Tajik:
оре
(ore)
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Tamil:
ஆம்
(ām)
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Tamil:
ஆமாம்
(āmām)
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Taos:
hą
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Tatar:
әйе
(äye)
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Telugu:
అవును
(avunu)
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Telugu:
ఔను
(aunu)
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Thai:
ใช่
(châi)
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Thai:
ครับ
(kráp)
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Thai:
ค่ะ
(kâ)
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Thai:
ถูก
(tùuk)
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Thai:
ถูกต้อง
(tùuk-dtɔ̂ng)
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Thai:
อืม
(ʉʉm)
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Tok Pisin:
ya
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Tok Pisin:
yes
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Tok Pisin:
yesa
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Tongan:
io
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Turkish:
evet
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Turkish:
he
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Turkish:
ha
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Turkmen:
hawa
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Turkmen:
hä
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Turkmen:
dogry
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Turkmen:
howa (colluqial)
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Turkmen:
owa (colluqial)
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Turkmen:
he (colluqial)
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Tuvan:
ийе
(iye)
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Ukrainian:
так
(tak)
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Urdu:
ہاں
(hā̃)
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Urdu:
جی
(jī)
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Urdu:
جی ہاں
(jī hā̃)
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Urdu:
بلیٰ
(balā)
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Urdu:
بلے
(bale)
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Urdu:
آرے
(āre)
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Urdu:
نعم
(na'am)
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Uyghur:
ھەئە
(he'e)
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Uzbek:
ha
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Uzbek:
boʻpti
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Vietnamese:
vâng
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Vietnamese:
dạ
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Vietnamese:
phải
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Vietnamese:
ờ
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Vietnamese:
ừ
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Volapük:
si
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Walloon:
oyi
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Walloon:
awè
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Walloon:
åy
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Welsh:
ie
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Welsh:
ia
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Winnebago:
hąąhąʼa
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Wiradjuri:
ngawa
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Woiwurrung:
ngai
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Wolof:
waaw
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Wolof:
waawaaw
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Xhosa:
ewe
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Yaghnobi:
ҳа
(ha)
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Yiddish:
יאָ
(yo)
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Yoruba:
bẹ́ẹ̀ ni
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Yoruba:
bẹ́ẹ̀ náà ni
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Yoruba:
hẹn
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Yup'ik:
ii-i
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Zazaki:
e (diq)
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Zulu:
yebo
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
ǃXóõ:
ʻée
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
ǃXóõ:
ʻíi
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
ǃXóõ:
ʻē êh
— word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
Arabic:
بَلَى
(balā)
— word used to indicate disagreement or dissent in reply to a negative statement
Arabic:
مبلا
(mbala)
— word used to indicate disagreement or dissent in reply to a negative statement
Breton:
geo
— word used to indicate disagreement or dissent in reply to a negative statement
Catalan:
sí
— word used to indicate disagreement or dissent in reply to a negative statement
Danish:
jo
— word used to indicate disagreement or dissent in reply to a negative statement
Dutch:
jawel
— word used to indicate disagreement or dissent in reply to a negative statement
Dutch:
toch
— word used to indicate disagreement or dissent in reply to a negative statement
Dutch:
wel
— word used to indicate disagreement or dissent in reply to a negative statement
Estonian:
ikka
— word used to indicate disagreement or dissent in reply to a negative statement
Faroese:
jú
— word used to indicate disagreement or dissent in reply to a negative statement
Faroese:
júgv
— word used to indicate disagreement or dissent in reply to a negative statement
Fijian:
ia
— word used to indicate disagreement or dissent in reply to a negative statement
Fijian:
io
— word used to indicate disagreement or dissent in reply to a negative statement
Finnish:
kylläpäs
— word used to indicate disagreement or dissent in reply to a negative statement
Finnish:
joopas
— word used to indicate disagreement or dissent in reply to a negative statement
Finnish:
juupas
— word used to indicate disagreement or dissent in reply to a negative statement
French:
si
— word used to indicate disagreement or dissent in reply to a negative statement
Georgian:
კი
(ḳi)
— word used to indicate disagreement or dissent in reply to a negative statement
German:
doch
— word used to indicate disagreement or dissent in reply to a negative statement
German:
wohl
— word used to indicate disagreement or dissent in reply to a negative statement
Greek:
ναι
(nai)
— word used to indicate disagreement or dissent in reply to a negative statement
Hebrew:
דווקא כן
— word used to indicate disagreement or dissent in reply to a negative statement
Hungarian:
de igen
— word used to indicate disagreement or dissent in reply to a negative statement
Hungarian:
de
— word used to indicate disagreement or dissent in reply to a negative statement
Icelandic:
jú
— word used to indicate disagreement or dissent in reply to a negative statement
Italian:
sì
— word used to indicate disagreement or dissent in reply to a negative statement
Italian:
invece sì
— word used to indicate disagreement or dissent in reply to a negative statement
Japanese:
いいえ
(īe)
— word used to indicate disagreement or dissent in reply to a negative statement
Kapampangan:
alina
— word used to indicate disagreement or dissent in reply to a negative statement
Kapampangan:
aliman
— word used to indicate disagreement or dissent in reply to a negative statement
Kapampangan:
aliya
— word used to indicate disagreement or dissent in reply to a negative statement
Kapampangan:
ua
— word used to indicate disagreement or dissent in reply to a negative statement
Korean:
아니요
(aniyo)
— word used to indicate disagreement or dissent in reply to a negative statement
Latin:
immō
— word used to indicate disagreement or dissent in reply to a negative statement
Latin:
immō vērō
— word used to indicate disagreement or dissent in reply to a negative statement
Norwegian:
jo
— word used to indicate disagreement or dissent in reply to a negative statement
Pashto:
هو
(ho)
— word used to indicate disagreement or dissent in reply to a negative statement
Persian:
چرا
(čerâ)
— word used to indicate disagreement or dissent in reply to a negative statement
Polish:
ależ tak
— word used to indicate disagreement or dissent in reply to a negative statement
Polish:
owszem
— word used to indicate disagreement or dissent in reply to a negative statement
Portuguese:
sim
— word used to indicate disagreement or dissent in reply to a negative statement
Romanian:
ba da
— word used to indicate disagreement or dissent in reply to a negative statement
Romansh:
bain
— word used to indicate disagreement or dissent in reply to a negative statement
Romansh:
bein
— word used to indicate disagreement or dissent in reply to a negative statement
Romansh:
bagn
— word used to indicate disagreement or dissent in reply to a negative statement
Romansh:
gea bagn
— word used to indicate disagreement or dissent in reply to a negative statement
Romansh:
bainschi
— word used to indicate disagreement or dissent in reply to a negative statement
Romansh:
bainschi hei
— word used to indicate disagreement or dissent in reply to a negative statement
Romansh:
bainschi hai
— word used to indicate disagreement or dissent in reply to a negative statement
Russian:
ещё как
(ješčó kak)
— word used to indicate disagreement or dissent in reply to a negative statement
Russian:
наоборо́т
(naoborót)
— word used to indicate disagreement or dissent in reply to a negative statement
Russian:
напро́тив
(naprótiv)
— word used to indicate disagreement or dissent in reply to a negative statement
Sicilian:
se
— word used to indicate disagreement or dissent in reply to a negative statement
Sicilian:
e mmeci se
— word used to indicate disagreement or dissent in reply to a negative statement
Slovene:
dà
— word used to indicate disagreement or dissent in reply to a negative statement
Slovene:
já
— word used to indicate disagreement or dissent in reply to a negative statement
Spanish:
sí
— word used to indicate disagreement or dissent in reply to a negative statement
Swedish:
jo
— word used to indicate disagreement or dissent in reply to a negative statement
Tamil:
தான்
(tāṉ)
— word used to indicate disagreement or dissent in reply to a negative statement
Walloon:
siya
— word used to indicate disagreement or dissent in reply to a negative statement
Dutch:
beamen
— to affirm
Esperanto:
jesi
— to affirm
Finnish:
vahvistaa
— to affirm
German:
bejahen
— to affirm
Gujarati:
હા પાડવી
(hā pāḍvī)
— to affirm
Italian:
approvare
— to affirm
Spanish:
aceptar
— to affirm
Swedish:
godkänna
— to affirm
Swedish:
acceptera
— to affirm
Tamil:
ஒப்புதலளி
(opputalaḷi)
— to affirm
Finnish:
myönnellä
— attempt to flatter by agreeing
Russian:
подда́кивать
(poddákivatʹ)
— attempt to flatter by agreeing
Russian:
подда́кнуть
(poddáknutʹ)
— attempt to flatter by agreeing
Spanish:
de acuerdo
— attempt to flatter by agreeing