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Jawort

das Jawort

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Meaning

[1] General statement of consent

[1] allgemeine Äußerung der Einwilligung

[2] express the approval of the closure of the marriage in particular on the part of the bride

[2] Äußern der Zustimmung zur Schließung der Ehe insbesondere vonseiten der Braut

Examples

[1] The devil asked for your soul and he won your yes

[1] Der Teufel verlangte deine Seele und er hat dein Jawort gewonnen.

[1] "I had given my yes"

[1] „Ich hatte mein Jawort gegeben.“

[2] After Henner had been waiting for Else's yes for over twenty years, it finally came to the wedding

[2] Nachdem Henner über zwanzig Jahre auf Elses Jawort gewartet hatte, kam es endlich zur Hochzeit.

[2] "And he granted his fatherly yes"

[2] „Und er erteilte sein väterliches Jawort.“
Grammar note

The plural form JAMATER is rarely used

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ das Jawort die Jaworte
Genitiv des Jaworts des Jawortes der Jaworte
Dativ dem Jawort den Jaworten
Akkusativ das Jawort die Jaworte

Pronunciation

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