Affirmative "I do"

[Fazor]

I tried to search the forums to see if this has been covered already; unfortunately it's a hard term to search as both words are too short and too common for the search software.

Anyway, in Spanish, is there to way to say "I do" as in the affirmative, or do you always just repeat the referenced verb? Por ejemplo;

In English, if someone asks "Do you have a computer?" you can answer "Yes, I do." (the "have a computer" is implied.)

Would it have to be, "Sí, yo tengo." or is there a generic word for "do"? I know you can just answer "Sí." but the "I do" adds emphasis.

[chileno]

Originally Posted by Fazor

I tried to search the forums to see if this has been covered already; unfortunately it's a hard term to search as both words are too short and too common for the search software.

Anyway, in Spanish, is there to way to say "I do" as in the affirmative, or do you always just repeat the referenced verb? Por ejemplo;

In English, if someone asks "Do you have a computer?" you can answer "Yes, I do." (the "have a computer" is implied.)

Would it have to be, "Sí, yo tengo." or is there a generic word for "do"? I know you can just answer "Sí." but the "I do" adds emphasis.

Wait.

You mean to tell me that if you ask me : Do you have a computer? If I answer simply "Yes", then "have a computer" is not implied?



Your mind is playing games with you, and the answer is really obvious and simple, but your mind is getting in the way.

[Fazor]

Originally Posted by chileno

Wait.

You mean to tell me that if you ask me : Do you have a computer? If I answer simply "Yes", then "have a computer" is not implied?



Your mind is playing games with you, and the answer is really obvious and simple, but your mind is getting in the way.

Lol, no that's not what I mean at all. Of course it's still implied. But there's a difference between saying "Yes." and "Yes I do." and "Yes I have."

[chileno]

Originally Posted by Fazor

Lol, no that's not what I mean at all. Of course it's still implied. But there's a difference between saying "Yes." and "Yes I do." and "Yes I have."

That's news to me, as I have always thought it was just the grammatical structure of English.

[Fazor]

Originally Posted by chileno

That's news to me, as I have always thought it was just the grammatical structure of English.

Could be. That's why I was wondering if there's an equivilant.

The crux of the matter is, I'll sometimes answer people in Spanish (but they're speaking English, as I don't have any Spanish-speaking friends). But I don't know many of the verb translations without a dictionary (for instance, if someone says "Do you mow your lawn?" I wouldn't know the verb for "mow"); but just answering "Sí" is no fun.

[Ambarina]

Originally Posted by Fazor

Could be. That's why I was wondering if there's an equivilant.

The crux of the matter is, I'll sometimes answer people in Spanish (but they're speaking English, as I don't have any Spanish-speaking friends). But I don't know many of the verb translations without a dictionary (for instance, if someone says "Do you mow your lawn?" I wouldn't know the verb for "mow"); but just answering "Sí" is no fun.

You could say "Sí, claro/por supuesto".
There is no equivalent of the "I do/have" etc. because English uses the auxiliary verb which makes things easier. Like you said, in Spanish you'd have to use the principal verb. ¿Tienes ordenador? Sí, lo tengo.

[CrOtALiTo]

Originally Posted by Fazor

I tried to search the forums to see if this has been covered already; unfortunately it's a hard term to search as both words are too short and too common for the search software.

Anyway, in Spanish, is there to way to say "I do" as in the affirmative, or do you always just repeat the referenced verb? Por ejemplo;

In English, if someone asks "Do you have a computer?" you can answer "Yes, I do." (the "have a computer" is implied.)

Would it have to be, "Sí, yo tengo." or is there a generic word for "do"? I know you can just answer "Sí." but the "I do" adds emphasis.

I have understood that the way correct to answer the sentence that you have said before is (Yes I have), The phrase I do is used when you are saying that you will do something.



I don't know if am well in the answer.

[Fazor]

Originally Posted by CrOtALiTo

I have understood that the way correct to answer the sentence that you have said before is (Yes I have), The phrase I do is used when you are saying that you will do something.

Which would be "Sí, yo tengo." and "Sí, yo hago." ¿Verdad?

And thank you Ambarina. I guess I'll have to learn a lot more verbs.

[Ambarina]

Originally Posted by Fazor

Which would be "Sí, yo tengo." and "Sí, yo hago." ¿Verdad?

And thank you Ambarina. I guess I'll have to learn a lot more verbs.

The "Sí, claro" is a good crutch whilst you're learning.

[Fazor]

Originally Posted by Ambarina

The "Sí, claro" is a good crutch whilst you're learning.

And that means, "Yes, of course." right?

[Ambarina]

Originally Posted by Fazor

And that means, "Yes, of course." right?

Yes, of course. Yes, sure. Yes, right.

[chileno]

Originally Posted by Fazor

Could be. That's why I was wondering if there's an equivilant.

The crux of the matter is, I'll sometimes answer people in Spanish (but they're speaking English, as I don't have any Spanish-speaking friends). But I don't know many of the verb translations without a dictionary (for instance, if someone says "Do you mow your lawn?" I wouldn't know the verb for "mow"); but just answering "Sí" is no fun.

In that example, you could say: " Sí, (sí) lo hago"

Do you have money? Sí, sí tengo.

Do you eat watermelon? Sí, (sí ) (lo) como/hago

Is that better?

[Nico]

To say "I do," I would say, "Yo sí." In the case of a negative, "Yo no."

Por ejemplo: ¿Quiénes quieren ir al cine?
"Yo sí." or "Yo no."

Or....
¿A quiénes les gusta el helado?"
"A mí sí." or "A mí no."

[chileno]

Originally Posted by Nico

To say "I do," I would say, "Yo sí." In the case of a negative, "Yo no."

Por ejemplo: ¿Quiénes quieren ir al cine?
"Yo sí." or "Yo no."

Or....
¿A quiénes les gusta el helado?"
"A mí sí." or "A mí no."

Yes.