Meaning of jo | Babel Free

Definitions

as you know or should know; sometimes vaguely translatable as after all or obviously

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Examples

“Jeg ved ikke, hvad de talte om, hendes sind blev så mørkt, jeg kunne jo ikke rigtigt snakke med hende.”

I do not know of what they spoke, her mind became so dark, I could not really talk with her, as you should be able to see.

“Han gik jo ikke i krig i håb om, at det skulle blive den store sejr”

After all, he did not go to war in the hopes of achieving great victory.

“Jeg mener, at selv ens eget navn eller alder KAN man jo ikke være 100 procent sikker på er Dennis/17, vel?”

I mean, one obviously cannot even be 100% sure that one's own name or age are Dennis and 17, can one?

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