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jo

[joː]

particle

LanguageBavarian (Germany)

Meaning
  1. yes (in response to a negative question).
  2. yes
  3. A particle used to express agreement or affirmation, especially when responding to a negative question.
Examples

Woids es ned na fuat heid? Jo, owa's wedda is a weng schlecht.

Wolltet ihr nicht noch heute furt? Doch, aber das Wetter is etwas schlecht.

Pronunciationjoː

Part of speechparticle

Usage noteFunctions similarly to the German 'doch' when answering negative questions.

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Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.