yes
gb/jˈɛs/ us/jˈɛs/
A1
İngilizce
~ 200
Anlamlar
0 anlam
interjection
A1
action
1
Used to show agreement
Used to say that you agree or accept.
Sık yapılan hata:
Learners sometimes use 'yes' in places where a simple nod or silence is more natural in English conversation.
Eş anlamlılar
okay (More casual and less emphatic than 'yes'.)
|
certainly (More formal and emphatic than 'yes'.)
Zıt anlamlılar
no (Direct opposite; expresses refusal or disagreement.)
Eşdizimler
yes please
|yes sir
|say yes
Konular
daily life
|communication
|core_vocabulary
Örnekler
- Yes, I understand what you mean.
- 'Can I borrow your book?' 'Yes, of course.'
- Yes, that's exactly what I was thinking.
Öğrenenler için örnekler
- Yes, I like this.
- Yes, you can come.
- Yes, it is my bag.
İsim
A2
entity
2
An affirmative answer
The word 'yes' used as an answer or decision to agree.
Kullanım kalıbı:
a yes to [something]
Eş anlamlılar
affirmative (Formal term for 'yes' used in official contexts.)
Zıt anlamlılar
no (Opposite decision or answer.)
Eşdizimler
a definite yes
|get a yes
|say a yes
Konular
daily life
|communication
|core_vocabulary
Örnekler
- Her smile was the only yes I needed.
- We finally got a yes from the committee.
- His yes changed my life.
Öğrenenler için örnekler
- I gave a yes to the plan.
- She said a big yes.
- We need his yes to start.
Fiil
informal
B2
action
3
To respond with 'yes'
To say 'yes' to show agreement or permission.
Kullanım kalıbı:
to yes [someone]
Sık yapılan hata:
Learners may not recognize this as a verb form and might avoid using it in speech.
Eş anlamlılar
agree ('Agree' is broader and doesn't require literally saying 'yes'.)
Zıt anlamlılar
refuse (To decline or say no instead of agreeing.)
Eşdizimler
yes someone to death
Konular
daily life
|communication
|core_vocabulary
Örnekler
- 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.
Öğrenenler için örnekler
- He yessed me many times.
- She yessed the teacher quickly.
- I will not yes him this time.
Dil bilgisi
Sözlük biçimi
yes
IPA
GB/jˈɛs/
US/jˈɛs/
Heceler ve vurgu
yes (1 hece)
Stress on 1st syllable (yes)
Kelime biçimleri
Noun
- Base: yes
- Plural: yeses
Kelime ailesi
İfadeler
say yes to
1/sˈeɪ jˈɛs tə/
fixed phrase
Agree or give permission
To agree to do something or allow it.
Örnekler
- 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.
Örnekler
- '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.
Örnekler
- He's just a yes man who never challenges the boss.
- The company is full of yes men who fear losing their jobs.