yes
gb/jˈɛs/ us/jˈɛs/
A1
Anglų
~ 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.
Mokymuisi skirti pavyzdžiai
Yes, I like this.
Igen, ez tetszik.
Yes, you can come.
Igen, jöhetsz.
Yes, it is my bag.
Dažna klaida:
Learners sometimes use 'yes' in places where a simple nod or silence is more natural in English conversation.
Reikšmė
Used to show agreement
Kolokacijos
yes please
|yes sir
|say yes
Sinonimai
okay (More casual and less emphatic than 'yes'.)
|
certainly (More formal and emphatic than 'yes'.)
Antonimai
no (Direct opposite; expresses refusal or disagreement.)
Temos
daily life
|communication
|core_vocabulary
Apibrėžimas
Used to say that you agree or accept.
Used to express agreement, permission, or acceptance of something.
DAIKTAVARDIS
A2
2
igen
A2
Vartosenos šablonas:
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.
Mokymuisi skirti pavyzdžiai
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.
Reikšmė
An affirmative answer
Kolokacijos
a definite yes
|get a yes
|say a yes
Sinonimai
affirmative (Formal term for 'yes' used in official contexts.)
Antonimai
no (Opposite decision or answer.)
Temos
daily life
|communication
|core_vocabulary
Apibrėžimas
The word 'yes' used as an answer or decision to agree.
An affirmative response or decision.
VEIKSMAŽODIS
B2
INFORMAL
3
igent mond
A2
Vartosenos šablonas:
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.
Mokymuisi skirti pavyzdžiai
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.
Dažna klaida:
Learners may not recognize this as a verb form and might avoid using it in speech.
Reikšmė
To respond with 'yes'
Kolokacijos
yes someone to death
Sinonimai
agree ('Agree' is broader and doesn't require literally saying 'yes'.)
Antonimai
refuse (To decline or say no instead of agreeing.)
Temos
daily life
|communication
|core_vocabulary
Apibrėžimas
To say 'yes' to show agreement or permission.
To answer affirmatively by saying the word 'yes'.
Gramatika
Pagrindinė forma
yes
IPA
GB/jˈɛs/
US/jˈɛs/
Skiemenys ir kirčiavimas
yes (1 skiemuo)
Stress on 1st syllable (yes)
Žodžio formos
Noun
- Base: yes
- Plural: yeses
Žodžių šeima
Posakiai
say yes to
1/sˈeɪ jˈɛs tə/
fixed phrase
Agree or give permission
To agree to do something or allow it.
Pavyzdžiai
- 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.
Pavyzdžiai
- '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.
Pavyzdžiai
- He's just a yes man who never challenges the boss.
- The company is full of yes men who fear losing their jobs.