"jo" meaning in Swedish

See jo in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Interjection

IPA: /juː/
Etymology: From Old Swedish iū, from Old Norse jaur. Etymology templates: {{inh|sv|gmq-osw|iū}} Old Swedish iū, {{der|sv|non|jaur}} Old Norse jaur Head templates: {{head|sv|interjection}} jo, {{sv-interjection}} jo
  1. yes; used as a disagreement to a negative statement or a negatively phrased question.
    Sense id: en-jo-sv-intj-yVO-gDhl Categories (other): Swedish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Swedish entries with incorrect language header: 35 13 12 40
  2. yes (more generally, in a similar vein to jodå – see its usage notes)
    Sense id: en-jo-sv-intj-xa9vChG6 Categories (other): Swedish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Swedish entries with incorrect language header: 35 13 12 40
  3. (with an excited, rising tone) Expresses having an insight; oh
    Sense id: en-jo-sv-intj-F0~lZ-gc Categories (other): Swedish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Swedish entries with incorrect language header: 35 13 12 40
  4. A filler, at the start of an utterance.
    Sense id: en-jo-sv-intj-8FcTTAZC Categories (other): Swedish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Swedish entries with incorrect language header: 35 13 12 40
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: jodå, jojo, jovars

Download JSON data for jo meaning in Swedish (2.9kB)

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      "name": "inh"
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        "2": "non",
        "3": "jaur"
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    {
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      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "You haven't brushed your teeth, have you? - Yes, I have.",
          "text": "Du har inte borstat tänderna, eller hur? - Jo, det har jag.",
          "type": "example"
        }
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        {
          "text": "– Är det du som är han? – Jo, det är jag.\n– Are you that guy? – Yep, that's me.",
          "type": "example"
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      ],
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        {
          "english": "O(ooo)h! I figured out how to solve the puzzle now.",
          "text": "Jo(ooo)! Nu kom jag på hur man löser pusslet.",
          "type": "example"
        }
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        "Expresses having an insight; oh"
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        "(with an excited, rising tone) Expresses having an insight; oh"
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        {
          "english": "So, there is something that I have to tell you (\"So, it is such that there is a thing that I have to tell you,\" with some common stalling wording)",
          "text": "Jo, det är så att det är en grej som jag måste berätta för er",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "A filler, at the start of an utterance."
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    "Swedish terms with IPA pronunciation"
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      "word": "jodå"
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    {
      "word": "jojo"
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        {
          "english": "You haven't brushed your teeth, have you? - Yes, I have.",
          "text": "Du har inte borstat tänderna, eller hur? - Jo, det har jag.",
          "type": "example"
        }
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        {
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          "text": "Jo(ooo)! Nu kom jag på hur man löser pusslet.",
          "type": "example"
        }
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        "Expresses having an insight; oh"
      ],
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          "oh",
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        "(with an excited, rising tone) Expresses having an insight; oh"
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        "with an excited"
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        "Swedish terms with usage examples"
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        }
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        "A filler, at the start of an utterance."
      ]
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      "ipa": "/juː/"
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}

This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Swedish dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-04-30 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-04-21 using wiktextract (210104c and c9440ce). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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