Translation
yes
Examples
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Yes, I know.
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Will you come? Yes!
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He said yes, but he did not come.
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Yes, that is the truth.
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Do you speak Esperanto? Yes, I speak it.
Jes answers a ĉu question, and ne answers it the other way. Esperanto has no split between "yes" and "si" for contradicting a negative question, so jes does that job too. One trap worth knowing: jes answers the question as asked, so to Ĉu vi ne venos? a jes means you are indeed coming.
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