yes
gb/jˈɛs/ us/jˈɛs/
A1
Ingles
~ 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.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
Yes, I like this.
Igen, ez tetszik.
Yes, you can come.
Igen, jöhetsz.
Yes, it is my bag.
Karaniwang pagkakamali:
Learners sometimes use 'yes' in places where a simple nod or silence is more natural in English conversation.
Kahulugan
Used to show agreement
Mga kolokasyon
yes please
|yes sir
|say yes
Mga kasingkahulugan
okay (More casual and less emphatic than 'yes'.)
|
certainly (More formal and emphatic than 'yes'.)
Mga kasalungat
no (Direct opposite; expresses refusal or disagreement.)
Mga tema
daily life
|communication
|core_vocabulary
Depinisyon
Used to say that you agree or accept.
Used to express agreement, permission, or acceptance of something.
PANGNGALAN
A2
2
igen
A2
Padron ng paggamit:
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.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
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.
Kahulugan
An affirmative answer
Mga kolokasyon
a definite yes
|get a yes
|say a yes
Mga kasingkahulugan
affirmative (Formal term for 'yes' used in official contexts.)
Mga kasalungat
no (Opposite decision or answer.)
Mga tema
daily life
|communication
|core_vocabulary
Depinisyon
The word 'yes' used as an answer or decision to agree.
An affirmative response or decision.
PANDIWA
B2
INFORMAL
3
igent mond
A2
Padron ng paggamit:
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.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
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.
Karaniwang pagkakamali:
Learners may not recognize this as a verb form and might avoid using it in speech.
Kahulugan
To respond with 'yes'
Mga kolokasyon
yes someone to death
Mga kasingkahulugan
agree ('Agree' is broader and doesn't require literally saying 'yes'.)
Mga kasalungat
refuse (To decline or say no instead of agreeing.)
Mga tema
daily life
|communication
|core_vocabulary
Depinisyon
To say 'yes' to show agreement or permission.
To answer affirmatively by saying the word 'yes'.
Gramatika
Anyo sa diksyunaryo
yes
IPA
GB/jˈɛs/
US/jˈɛs/
Mga pantig at diin
yes (1 pantig)
Stress on 1st syllable (yes)
Mga anyo ng salita
Noun
- Base: yes
- Plural: yeses
Mga kaugnay na salita
Mga ekspresyon
say yes to
1/sˈeɪ jˈɛs tə/
fixed phrase
Agree or give permission
To agree to do something or allow it.
Mga Halimbawa
- 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.
Mga Halimbawa
- '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.
Mga Halimbawa
- He's just a yes man who never challenges the boss.
- The company is full of yes men who fear losing their jobs.