jo

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.4 Anagrams 2 Basque 2.1 Verb 3 Bavarian 3.1 Adverb 4 Catalan 4.1 Pronunciation 4.2 Etymology 4.3 Pronoun 5 Czech 5.1 Pronunciation 5.2 Particle 5.2.1 Synonyms 5.2.2 Antonyms 6 Dutch 6.1 Etymology 6.2 Interjection 7 Finnish 7.1 Pronunciation 7.2 Adverb 7.3 See also 8 Lithuanian 8.1 Pronunciation 8.2 Pronoun 8.3 Pronoun 9 Lojban 9.1 Conjunction 9.1.1 Derived terms 9.1.2 Related terms 10 Norwegian 10.1 Pronunciation 10.2 Adverb 10.2.1 Usage notes 10.2.2 Related terms 11 Old French 11.1 Etymology 11.2 Pronoun 11.3 Alternative spellings 12 Spanish 12.1 Interjection 13 Swedish 13.1 Interjection 13.1.1 Usage notes 14 West Frisian 14.1 Pronoun 14.2 Usage notes

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From Scots jo (“‘joy’”).

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /dʒəʊ/

[edit] Noun

jo (plural jos)

1. (Scottish) Darling, sweetheart.

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• Alphagram: jo
• OJ

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[edit] Basque

[edit] Verb

jo

1. hit

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[edit] Bavarian

[edit] Adverb

jo

1. yes

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[edit] Catalan

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /ʒo/

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Latin ego

[edit] Pronoun

jo

1. I

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[edit] Czech

[edit] Pronunciation

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jo

1. (colloquial) yeah, yep

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• ano

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• ne

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[edit] Dutch

[edit] Etymology

From English yo.

[edit] Interjection

jo

1. hi

   Ey! - Jo! - Hey! - Hi!

2. bye

   Later! - Jo! - Later! - Bye!

3. you too

   Fijn weekend! - Jo! - Have a nice weekend! - You too!

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[edit] Finnish

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: [ˈjo̞]
• Rhymes: -o
• Hyphenation: jo

[edit] Adverb

jo

1. already

   Luin kirjan jo loppuun. "I already finished the book."

2. now (emphasizing word)

   (impatient) Tule jo! "Come now!"

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• jopa

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[edit] Lithuanian

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: [jo]

[edit] Pronoun

jo

1. (3rd person singular masculine possessive) his

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jo m.

1. (third-person singular) genitive form of jis.

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[edit] Lojban

[edit] Conjunction

jo (selma'o ja)

1. if and only if. Joins two predicate words in a complex predicate.

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• ijo
• jonai

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• gi'o
• gu'o
• o

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[edit] Norwegian

[edit] Pronunciation

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[edit] Adverb

jo

1. yes; in disagreement with the last speaker.

   Du har ikke pusset tennene vel? - Jo, (det har jeg)

   You haven't brushed your teeth, have you? - Yes, I have

2. yes or no; expressing doubt. (colloquial)

   Vil du være med? - Jo...

   Do you want to join? - I'm not sure

[edit] Usage notes

ja can be interpreted as an agreement with the person replied to. jo is used instead of ja if this agreement could cause ambiguity. In example 1, agreement with the person asking the question would be the opposite of a confirmation that one actually did brush the teeth. As such ja would be ambiguous. The answer jo removes the possibility of agreement with the speaker.

[edit] Related terms

• jojo

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[edit] Old French

[edit] Etymology

Latin ego

[edit] Pronoun

jo

1. I

[edit] Alternative spellings

• je
• jeo
• jou

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[edit] Spanish

[edit] Interjection

¡Jo!

1. Used to express surprise, amazement, or confusion.

   Jo! I never heard anything like that before.

   Jo!, are you serious?

   Jo!, Boy!

2. stop (especially when commanding a horse or imitative thereof)

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[edit] Swedish

[edit] Interjection

jo

1. yes; used as a disagreement to a negative statement.

   Du har inte borstat tänderna, eller hur? - Jo.

   "You haven't brushed your teeth, have you? - Yes, I have."

[edit] Usage notes

Ja (yes) can be interpreted as an agreement with the person replied to. Jo is used instead of ja if this agreement could cause ambiguity. In the example above agreement with the person asking the question would be the opposite of a confirmation that one actually did brush the teeth. As such ja would be ambiguous. The answer jo removes the possibility of agreement with the speaker.

In northern Sweden it is however not uncommon for the word jo to be used in place of ja in all cases, at least in spoken language.

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[edit] West Frisian

[edit] Pronoun

jo

1. you (polite)
2. your (polite)

[edit] Usage notes

Though it is a singular pronoun, jo takes the plural conjugation of verbs.