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usual in Spain. It's like saying "you must not doubt", it's really an emphatic yes.
-¿me llevarás a la estación? -cómo no... cómo RAE Quote:
![]() PD: others por supuesto claro dalo por hecho
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In English:
clearly like Spanish claro also: that's a fact Is desde luego a strong yes. I believe I have desde luego que sí. So, I'm guessing it's like indeed. also: why not? Unlike the emphatic cómo no, why not is a kind of reluctant yes.
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@Poli: "¿Cómo no?" is definitely "yes", like "claro", "desde luego", "por supuesto"... (In Mexican Spanish, you could also say "faltaba más").
"Why not?" is rather "¿Por qué no?", which is a yes, after having pondered whether to say yes or not. ![]()
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@Pjt: Un uso de "ya" muy ibérico, pero aquí se entiende bien.
![]() Nosotros matizamos con frecuencia: "ya, entiendo"/"ya capto"/"ya entendí". @Perikles: We have a similar use of some absurd statements, to make the other person be aware that we consider rather stupid what they are saying: --¿Ya llegaste? --No, lo que ves es un holograma. --(They've just said they're too busy) ¿Entonces no vienes a la fiesta? --Sí, pero en espíritu. And we can also get a little more aggressive when using a question that means "yes": --¿Te caíste? --(From down the floor) ¿Y qué parece?
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