1511. There are no two current Latin words corresponding exactly with
_yes_ and _no_ in answers.
1512. (1.) A positive answer is expressed by some emphatic word of the
question, repeated with such change as the context may require: as,
#an nōn dīxī esse hoc futūrum? :: dīxtī#, T. _Andr._ 621, _didn’t I say
that this would be? :: you did_. #hūc abiīt Clītiphō :: sōlus? ::
sōlus#, T. _Hau._ 904, _here Clitipho repaired :: alone? :: alone_. The
repeated word may be emphasized by #sānē#, #vērō#: as, #dāsne manēre
animōs post mortem? :: dō vērō#, _TD._ 1, 25, _do you grant that the
soul lives on after death? :: oh yes_. Often, however, adverbs are used,
without the repetition, such as #certē#, #certō#, #etiam#, #factum#,
#ita#, #ita enimvērō#, #ita vērō#, #sānē#, #sānē quidem#, #scīlicet#,
_oh of course_, #vērō#, rarely #vērum#.
1513. (2.) A negative answer is expressed by a similar repetition, with
#nōn# or some other negative added: as,
#estne frāter intus? :: nōn est#, T. _Ad._ 569. _is brother in? :: he’s
not_. Or, without repetition, by such words as #nōn#, #nōn ita#, #nōn
quidem#, #nōn hercle vērō#, #minimē#, #minimē quidem#, #minimē vērō#,
#nihil minus#.
1514. #immō# introduces a sentence rectifying a mistake, implied doubt,
or understatement in a question: as, #nūllane habēs vitia? :: immō alia,
et fortasse minōra#, H. _S._ 1, 3, 20, _have you no faults? :: I beg
your pardon, other faults, and peradventure lesser ones_. #causa igitur
nōn bona est? immō optima#, _Att._ 9, 7, 4, _isn’t the cause a good one
then? good? yes, more than good, very good_.