Is there a word for "Yess but no"?
Is there a word for "Yess but no"?
- Maybe doch in German?
- [patronizing] Riggggght/Corrrrrect
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In the US it's common to say "Yeah no".
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"Doch" is more like a logical "not" (¬).
Example:
Alice: "Bob, you don't like apples. Bob: "Doch" (Bob likes apples)
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My prof usually says "jain", which is "ja" and "nein" merged.
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Yeahnah
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“ostensibly”
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Nja in Norwegian. Nei + Ja.
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suuure, with this exact amount of "u"s
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3 seems to be the golden rule for that kinda thing
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Ní in spanish.
Jein in German.
Nór in Faroese.
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Sorta?
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Yeah, right.
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"maybe"
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I think op is taking about a situation where a statement/question is partially true, but also partially untrue. Like "Do some things fall faster than other things because they're heavier?" The answer is "kinda but not really".
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"In an atmosphere" is the proper response to that question because it isn't kinda true, it is entirely context dependent.
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Maybe is more, "I don't know, but it is possible"
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maybe
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Perhaps
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Sort of.
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Mal sehen
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I think a fitting substitute would be Jein/Jain, coming from combining Ja(Yes) with Nein(No). Although I feel it doesn't perfectly match the 'but' part, It feels close enough that it's the only thing I could think of.
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When sticking to German I would rather suggest a slightly bored mumbeld "Jooaa..."
Jein is different.
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Yeah nah.