sopularity_fax@sopuli.xyz to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · edit-23 days agoIs there a word for "Yess but no"?message-squaremessage-square50linkfedilinkarrow-up134arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up134arrow-down1message-squareIs there a word for "Yess but no"?sopularity_fax@sopuli.xyz to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · edit-23 days agomessage-square50linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareBlan@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up5·3 days 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-up4·3 days 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.