sopularity_fax@sopuli.xyz to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · edit-222 hours agoIs there a word for "Yess but no"?message-squaremessage-square31fedilinkarrow-up122arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up122arrow-down1message-squareIs there a word for "Yess but no"?sopularity_fax@sopuli.xyz to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · edit-222 hours agomessage-square31fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareBlan@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up4·24 hours agoI 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.
minus-squareMultiplexer@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up3·23 hours agoWhen sticking to German I would rather suggest a slightly bored mumbeld “Jooaa…” Jein is different.
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.
When sticking to German I would rather suggest a slightly bored mumbeld “Jooaa…”
Jein is different.