sim

Meaning

Intj

yes (affirmative answer)

Adv

indeed; do (used for emphasis in affirmative expressions)

Noun

yes; yea (an affirmative answer)

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈsĩ/

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese si (“yes”) (with nasalization of the vowel under the influence of não or mim), from Latin sīc (“thus; so”), from Proto-Indo-European *so (“this, that”).

Sentences

Ele diz sim .

He says yes.

Sim ; Certamente foi uma mentira .

Yes; it certainly was a lie.

A solução parece boa , sim senhor . Mas diga-me cá

The solution looks good, yes sir. But tell me here

Sim , mas por que há alguma palha ?

Yes, but why is there any straw?

Sim , mas quando uma pergunta , dinheiro está sendo solicitado .

Yes, but when a question is asked, money is being asked.

Há , sim , buscas dispersas e desiguais no valor de suas contribuições .

There are, rather, scattered and unequal searches in the value of their contributions.