yes

yes in a sentence

• Yes, det stämmer
  Yep, that's correct
• Yes! Där satt den! Rätt upp i krysset.
  Yes! Nailed it! ["There (just now) it sat!" (where I wanted it – the goal in this case – also used more abstractly for "You've got it!" and the like) – colloquial] Straight into the top corner.

Questions

Origin

Borrowed from English yes.

Nearby common words

yes is number 6,071 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

• 6,067nobel noble (having honorable qualities)
• 6,068näsduk handkerchief
• 6,069tillfredsställa satisfy
• 6,070ovärderlig invaluable
• 6,072därav thereof, hence (as a result, for this reason)
• 6,073informerad informed, ombeds
• 6,074påbörjad initiated
• 6,075blöta soak, wet