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Swedish
Interjection
jodå
- emphatic of jo, "yes, really," etc.
– Men pingviner lever väl inte på södra halvklotet? – Jodå, det gör de.- – But penguins don't live in the southern hemisphere, do they? – Yes, they do.
– Du har inte köpt mjölk. – Jodå, det har jag.- – You haven't bought milk. – Yes, I have.
- emphatic of ja
– Är du den där snubben från TV? – Jodå, det är jag!- – Are you that guy from TV? – Yep, that's me!
- Expresses that something is or was expected.
Jodå, det var han som gjorde det, precis som alla trodde- Yup, it was he who did it, just like everyone thought
Usage notes
Intuitively a negative reply to someone's doubts in sense 1 and sense 2.
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