Yeses

/ˈjɛsɪz/ noun

Definition

The plural form of 'yes'; multiple affirmative answers or agreements.

Etymology

From Old English 'gēse', which evolved from a form meaning 'may it be so.' The plural 'yeses' is a straightforward addition of the standard English plural '-es' ending, creating a rare word where we pluralize an interjection.

Kelly Says

Most languages pluralize 'yes' and 'no' awkwardly because they're interjections, not nouns—yet English speakers do it anyway, showing how flexible language is! The phrase 'getting more yeses than nos' has become marketing speak, turning abstract agreement into countable things.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
አዎ
aw-o
ARالعربية
نعم
na'am
BNবাংলা
হ্যাঁ
ha-n
CACatalà
see
CSČeština
ano
ah-no
DADansk
ja
ya
DEDeutsch
Ja
ya
ELΕλληνικά
ναι
na-ee
ESEspañol
síes
see-es
FAفارسی
بله
be-leh
FISuomi
kyllä
kyllä
FRFrançais
oui
wee
GUGU
હા
haa
HAHA
eh
eh
HEעברית
כן
k'in
HIहिन्दी
हाँ
haan
HUMagyar
igenek
ee-gen-ek
IDBahasa Indonesia
iya
ee-ya
IGIG
ee
ee
ITItaliano
see
JA日本語
はい
hai
KKKK
はい
hai
KMKM
បាទ
ba-at
KO한국어
ye
MRMR
हो
ho
MSBahasa Melayu
ya
ya
MYမြန်မာ
ပြီ
pee
NLNederlands
ja's
yas
NONorsk
ja
ya
PAPA
ਹਾ
haa
PLPolski
tak
tak
PTPortuguês
sís
seesh
RORomână
da
da
RUРусский
да
da
SVSvenska
ja
ya
SWKiswahili
ndiyo
ndi-yo
TAதமிழ்
ஆம்
aam
TEతెలుగు
हाँ
haan
THไทย
ใช่
chai
TLTL
oo
oo
TRTürkçe
evetler
e-vet-ler
UKУкраїнська
так
tak
URاردو
हाँ
haan
VITiếng Việt
co
YOYO
bẹ
be
ZH中文
是的
shì de
ZUZU
ehh
eh

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