Translation
yes
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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 膲u 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 膱u vi ne venos? a jes means you are indeed coming.
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Word family
Words built on jes with Esperanto's affixes. Read each one from its parts.
- kapjesiverb
to nod (in agreement)
kapojes: to say yes with the head
Used in
Stories
(4)Grammar articles
(6)Esperanto Conversation Words: nu, do, ja, fakte, cetere
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Esperanto Body Parts: La Korpo, Head to Foot
Negation in Esperanto: ne, the neni- Words and nek
How to Ask Questions in Esperanto: 膱u, Tags and Answers
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This word is taught in chapter 1, lesson 13: jes, jen, e膲 and 7 more words.