jodå
Swedish
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Interjection
[edit]jodå
- emphatic of jo, "yes, really," etc.
- – Men pingviner lever väl inte på södra halvklotet? – Jodå, det gör de.
- – But penguins don't live in the southern hemisphere, do they? – Yes, they do.
- – Du har inte köpt mjölk. – Jodå, det har jag.
- – You haven't bought milk. – Yes, I have.
- emphatic of ja
- – Är du den där snubben från TV? – Jodå, det är jag!
- – Are you that guy from TV? – Yep, that's me!
- Expresses that something is or was expected.
- Jodå, det var han som gjorde det, precis som alla trodde
- Yup, it was he who did it, just like everyone thought
Usage notes
[edit]Intuitively a negative reply to someone's doubts in sense 1 and sense 2.