yes
gb/jˈɛs/ us/jˈɛs/
A1
Αγγλικά
~ 200
igen, igent mond
A1
1
igen
A1
Yes, I understand what you mean.
Igen, értem, mire gondolsz.
'Can I borrow your book?' 'Yes, of course.'
– Kölcsönkérhetem a könyvedet? – Igen, természetesen.
Yes, that's exactly what I was thinking.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
Yes, I like this.
Igen, ez tetszik.
Yes, you can come.
Igen, jöhetsz.
Yes, it is my bag.
Συχνό λάθος:
Learners sometimes use 'yes' in places where a simple nod or silence is more natural in English conversation.
Σημασία
Used to show agreement
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
yes please
|yes sir
|say yes
Συνώνυμα
okay (More casual and less emphatic than 'yes'.)
|
certainly (More formal and emphatic than 'yes'.)
Αντώνυμα
no (Direct opposite; expresses refusal or disagreement.)
Θέματα
daily life
|communication
|core_vocabulary
Ορισμός
Used to say that you agree or accept.
Used to express agreement, permission, or acceptance of something.
ΟΥΣΙΑΣΤΙΚΌ
A2
2
igen
A2
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
a yes to [something]
Her smile was the only yes I needed.
A mosolya volt az egyetlen igen, amire szükségem volt.
We finally got a yes from the committee.
Végül igent kaptunk a bizottságtól.
His yes changed my life.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
I gave a yes to the plan.
Igent mondtam a tervre.
She said a big yes.
Határozott igent mondott.
We need his yes to start.
Σημασία
An affirmative answer
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
a definite yes
|get a yes
|say a yes
Συνώνυμα
affirmative (Formal term for 'yes' used in official contexts.)
Αντώνυμα
no (Opposite decision or answer.)
Θέματα
daily life
|communication
|core_vocabulary
Ορισμός
The word 'yes' used as an answer or decision to agree.
An affirmative response or decision.
ΡΉΜΑ
B2
INFORMAL
3
igent mond
A2
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
to yes [someone]
Don't just yes me—tell me what you really think.
Ne csak mondogasd, hogy igen – mondd el, mit gondolsz valójában.
He yessed his boss all day just to stay out of trouble.
Egész nap mindenre igent mondott a főnökének, csak hogy ne kerüljön bajba.
Stop yessing her; she needs honest feedback.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
He yessed me many times.
Sokszor mondott nekem igent.
She yessed the teacher quickly.
Gyorsan igent mondott a tanárnak.
I will not yes him this time.
Συχνό λάθος:
Learners may not recognize this as a verb form and might avoid using it in speech.
Σημασία
To respond with 'yes'
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
yes someone to death
Συνώνυμα
agree ('Agree' is broader and doesn't require literally saying 'yes'.)
Αντώνυμα
refuse (To decline or say no instead of agreeing.)
Θέματα
daily life
|communication
|core_vocabulary
Ορισμός
To say 'yes' to show agreement or permission.
To answer affirmatively by saying the word 'yes'.
Γραμματική
Λημματική μορφή
yes
IPA
GB/jˈɛs/
US/jˈɛs/
Συλλαβές και τόνος
yes (1 συλλαβή)
Stress on 1st syllable (yes)
Τύποι λέξης
Noun
- Base: yes
- Plural: yeses
Οικογένεια λέξεων
Εκφράσεις
say yes to
1/sˈeɪ jˈɛs tə/
fixed phrase
Agree or give permission
To agree to do something or allow it.
Παραδείγματα
- She finally said yes to the proposal.
- Don't say yes to anything before reading the details.
yes and no
1/jˈɛs ˈænd nˈoʊ/
fixed phrase
Both agree and disagree
Used when your answer is partly yes and partly no.
Παραδείγματα
- 'Do you like your job?' 'Yes and no—it has good parts and bad parts.'
- Yes and no, because it's more complicated than that.
yes man
1/jˈɛs mˈæn/
idiom
informal
Someone who always agrees with their boss
A person who always agrees with a leader or boss without thinking for themselves.
Παραδείγματα
- He's just a yes man who never challenges the boss.
- The company is full of yes men who fear losing their jobs.