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10 Language-to-English Dictionariessí-no
Pronunciation / Transliteration: si-no
"La encuesta incluye preguntas de sí-no."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Requiring a simple affirmative or negative response, allowing only two possible alternatives.
"The survey consisted of a series of quick yes-no questions."
- 1
A binary choice or question format restricted strictly to choosing between affirmation or negation.
"This is a complex policy issue that cannot be reduced to a simple yes-no."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the combination of the affirmative particle 'yes' (from Old English 'gēse', meaning 'may it be so') and the negative particle 'no' (from Old English 'nā', meaning 'not ever'). It evolved in the 20th century as a compound modifier to describe binary questions, decisions, or tests requiring one of two mutually exclusive answers.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Yes-no" is said worldwide
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oui-non
Transliteration: wi-nɔ̃
"C'est une question par oui ou par non."
Ja-Nein
Transliteration: ja-naɪn
"Es war eine einfache Ja-Nein-Frage."
sì-no
Transliteration: si-nɔ
"Il test richiede risposte secco sì-no."
sí-no
Transliteration: si-no
"La encuesta incluye preguntas de sí-no."
sim-não
Transliteration: sĩ-nɐ̃w
"Foi uma pergunta de sim-não."
हाँ-ना
Transliteration: han-na
"यह एक हाँ-ना वाला सवाल था।"
是非
Transliteration: shì-fēi
"这是一道简单的是非题。"
예아아니오
Transliteration: ye-a-an-i-o
Script: 예-아니오
"이것은 예-아니오로 답하는 질문입니다."
はい・いいえ
Transliteration: hai-iie
"それははい・いいえで答える質問です。"
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