jodå

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Swedish[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Interjection[edit]

jodå

  1. 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.
  3. emphatic of ja
    – Är du den där snubben från TV? – Jodå, det är jag!
    – Are you that guy from TV? – Yep, that's me!
  5. 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[edit]

Intuitively a negative reply to some person's or any person's doubts in (sense 2) and (sense 3).

References[edit]

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