jo.
yes; used as a disagreement to a negative statement or a negatively phrased question (has no English equivalent, but equivalent to French si and German doch)
Meaning & usage
yes; used as a disagreement to a negative statement or a negatively phrased question (has no English equivalent, but equivalent to French si and German doch)
–Du gillar ju inte pizza. –Jo.
Du har inte borstat tänderna, eller hur? - Jo, det har jag.
yes (more generally, in a similar vein to jodå – see its usage notes)
– Är det du som är han? – Jo, det är jag.
yes (more generally, in a similar vein to jodå – see its usage notes) yeah
Ah, jo, det stämmer nog när jag tänker efter
Expresses having an insight; oh
Jo(ooo)! Nu kom jag på hur man löser pusslet.
A filler, at the start of an utterance (to get someone's attention); listen, so, hey, etc. (compare "yeah")
Jo, det är så att det är en grej som jag måste berätta för er
Where this word comes from
From Old Swedish iū, from Old Norse jaur.
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