jodå

Swedish

Alternative forms

• jorå (colloquial)

Interjection

jodå

2. emphatic of jo, "yes, really," etc.

   – Men pingviner lever väl inte på södra halvklotet? – Jodå, det gör de.

   – But penguins don't live in the southern hemisphere, do they? – Yes, they do.

   – Du har inte köpt mjölk. – Jodå, det har jag.

   – You haven't bought milk. – Yes, I have.

4. emphatic of ja

   – Är du den där snubben från TV? – Jodå, det är jag!

   – Are you that guy from TV? – Yep, that's me!

6. Expresses that something is or was expected.

   Jodå, det var han som gjorde det, precis som alla trodde

   Yup, it was he who did it, just like everyone thought

Usage notes

Intuitively a negative reply to someone's doubts in sense 1 and sense 2.

References

• jodå in Svensk ordbok (SO)