sí lo es - what does this mean?

Question

"El significado original sí lo es."

"The original meaning ...???"

I understand "sí" in this case means "of itself" or something to that effect. I don't get the meaning of the phrase, though.

Gracias por sus repuestas.

Answer 1

"El significado original sí lo es."

"The original meaning is.

YOu cannot really translate this, you have to emphasise the is in the English version.

sí lo es. Tilde and no comma.

Answer 2

si los es = yes it is

Answer 3

sí lo es (si with tilde) means yes it is. si lo es ( si without tilde) means if it is.

I didn't even see the tilde...shouldn't he have a comma in there too? sí, lo es - 0068e2f4, Nov 24, 2009

Isn't it an accent mark rather than a tilde? Seems so to me... - 0057ed01, Nov 24, 2009

Answer 4

tambien tiene sentido decir "si (con accento), la es" ?

Answer 5

It's an accent, not a tilde. Right?

Volponecito - See this Forum Entry for a previous discussion in re Tilde vs Accent "http://www.spanishdict.com/answers/111337/the-meaning-of-accent-and-tilde" - Moe, Nov 24, 2009

Thank you. Very interesting, but seems like much ado about nothing. (Which includes my question, obviously.) - 0057ed01, Nov 24, 2009

Answer 6

Did that Sí have a comma after it?

Answer 7

If it is...If it is not yours you can't keep it, if it is then you can...Si no es tuyo no te lo puedes quedar, si lo es, entonces si

Do you think the tilde on sí was a mistake? - 0074b507, Nov 23, 2009

Oh I see what you are talking about now...I didn't see the tilde on his post...I forget to wear my glasses. - 0068e2f4, Nov 24, 2009

It might have been a mistake, look at his description --- I understand "sí" in this case means "of itself" - 0068e2f4, Nov 24, 2009