how yes no in Serbo-Croatian

Forms: хау јес но [Cyrillic], hau jes no [alternative] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: Humorous word-by-word mistranslation of kako da ne (“how could it be otherwise”) into English, taking da as the interjection “yes” instead of the conjunction “that”. Head templates: {{sh-phrase|tr=хау јес но}} how yes no (Cyrillic spelling хау јес но)

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  "etymology_text": "Humorous word-by-word mistranslation of kako da ne (“how could it be otherwise”) into English, taking da as the interjection “yes” instead of the conjunction “that”.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "хау јес но",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hau jes no",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "tr": "хау јес но"
      },
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    }
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      ],
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        "Synonym of kako da ne (“naturally, as if, yeah, right, like hell”)"
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        ],
        [
          "naturally",
          "naturally"
        ],
        [
          "as if",
          "as if"
        ],
        [
          "yeah, right",
          "yeah, right"
        ],
        [
          "like hell",
          "like hell"
        ]
      ],
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        "(slang, humorous) Synonym of kako da ne (“naturally, as if, yeah, right, like hell”)"
      ],
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        {
          "extra": "naturally, as if, yeah, right, like hell",
          "tags": [
            "synonym",
            "synonym-of"
          ],
          "word": "kako da ne"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "humorous",
        "slang"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "how yes no"
}

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  "etymology_text": "Humorous word-by-word mistranslation of kako da ne (“how could it be otherwise”) into English, taking da as the interjection “yes” instead of the conjunction “that”.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "хау јес но",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hau jes no",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "tr": "хау јес но"
      },
      "expansion": "how yes no (Cyrillic spelling хау јес но)",
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    }
  ],
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        "Serbo-Croatian multiword terms",
        "Serbo-Croatian phrases",
        "Serbo-Croatian slang",
        "Serbo-Croatian terms spelled with W",
        "Serbo-Croatian terms spelled with Y"
      ],
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          "as if",
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          "yeah, right"
        ],
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          "like hell",
          "like hell"
        ]
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        "(slang, humorous) Synonym of kako da ne (“naturally, as if, yeah, right, like hell”)"
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"how yes no" meaning in Serbo-Croatian

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