yes
gb/jˈɛs/ us/jˈɛs/
A1
Anglų
~ 200
Reikšmės
0 reikšmių
interjection
A1
action
1
Used to show agreement
Used to say that you agree or accept.
Dažna klaida:
Learners sometimes use 'yes' in places where a simple nod or silence is more natural in English conversation.
Sinonimai
okay (More casual and less emphatic than 'yes'.)
|
certainly (More formal and emphatic than 'yes'.)
Antonimai
no (Direct opposite; expresses refusal or disagreement.)
Kolokacijos
yes please
|yes sir
|say yes
Temos
daily life
|communication
|core_vocabulary
Pavyzdžiai
- Yes, I understand what you mean.
- 'Can I borrow your book?' 'Yes, of course.'
- Yes, that's exactly what I was thinking.
Mokymuisi skirti pavyzdžiai
- Yes, I like this.
- Yes, you can come.
- Yes, it is my bag.
Daiktavardis
A2
entity
2
An affirmative answer
The word 'yes' used as an answer or decision to agree.
Vartosenos šablonas:
a yes to [something]
Sinonimai
affirmative (Formal term for 'yes' used in official contexts.)
Antonimai
no (Opposite decision or answer.)
Kolokacijos
a definite yes
|get a yes
|say a yes
Temos
daily life
|communication
|core_vocabulary
Pavyzdžiai
- Her smile was the only yes I needed.
- We finally got a yes from the committee.
- His yes changed my life.
Mokymuisi skirti pavyzdžiai
- I gave a yes to the plan.
- She said a big yes.
- We need his yes to start.
Veiksmažodis
informal
B2
action
3
To respond with 'yes'
To say 'yes' to show agreement or permission.
Vartosenos šablonas:
to yes [someone]
Dažna klaida:
Learners may not recognize this as a verb form and might avoid using it in speech.
Sinonimai
agree ('Agree' is broader and doesn't require literally saying 'yes'.)
Antonimai
refuse (To decline or say no instead of agreeing.)
Kolokacijos
yes someone to death
Temos
daily life
|communication
|core_vocabulary
Pavyzdžiai
- Don't just yes me—tell me what you really think.
- He yessed his boss all day just to stay out of trouble.
- Stop yessing her; she needs honest feedback.
Mokymuisi skirti pavyzdžiai
- He yessed me many times.
- She yessed the teacher quickly.
- I will not yes him this time.
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.