Interjection
jo
Pronunciation: /jɔː/
yes, yeah, well; expresses agreement in a hesitant or ponderous manner
B1
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Meanings
Interjection
- yes, yeah, well; expresses agreement in a hesitant or ponderous manner
- yes; expresses firm agreement
Example sentence
Also jo, so richtig überzeugt bin ich nicht.
Well, yeah, I'm not really convinced.
Usage
- Jo, vielleicht. — informal or regional yeah; can express hesitant agreement
- jo / ja — jo is conversational; ja is the neutral standard form
„Jo, das könnte klappen“, meinte er nach einer Pause.
"Yeah, that could work," he said after a pause.