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English
Etymology
From Scots #Scots|jo �joy�.

Pronunciation
IPA|/d���/

Noun
en-noun

1. Scotland darling|Darling, sweetheart.

Category:English two-letter words

Basque

Verb
jo

1. hit

Category:Basque language

Catalan

Pronunciation
IPA: /�o/

Etymology
L.|ca ego

Pronoun
jo

1. I

Category:Catalan pronouns

Finnish

Pronunciation
IPA|/jo/

Adverb
jo

1. already

#: Luin kirjan jo loppuun. "I already finished the book."

1. now (emphasizing word)

#: (impatient) Tule jo! "Come now!"

See also
jopa#Finnish|jopa

Category:Finnish adverbs

Spanish

Pronunciation
hawh

Interjection
Jo!

1. Used to express surprise, amazement, or confusion.

#:Jo! I never heard anything like that before.
#:Jo!, are you serious?
#:Jo!, Boy!

1. stop (especially when commanding a horse or imitative thereof)

Swedish

Adverb
jo

#yes; in disagreement with the last speaker.
#:Du har inte borstat tänderna, eller hur? - Jo, (det har jag)
#:You haven't brushed your teeth, have you? - Yes, I have

Usage notes
jo is used instead of ja if the answer ja to a question could be ambigious - for example in the example above, the answer ja could either be interpreted as an agreement with the person asking, or it could be considered as a confirmation that one actually did brush the teeth. The answer jo removes the possibility of agreement with the speaker.

In northern Sweden it is however not uncommon for the word jo to be used in place of ja in all cases, at least in spoken language.

ca:jo
de:jo
et:jo
el:jo
es:jo
fr:jo
io:jo
it:jo
ku:jo
lt:jo
hu:jo
nl:jo
pl:jo
ro:jo
ru:jo
scn:jo
fi:jo
sv:jo
vi:jo
tr:jo
zh:jo

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