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Grammar detail: とも
とも - to emphasize a response or statement
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When とも is used as a sentence-ending particle, it functions to emphasize the speaker's response or statement.
とも often follows いい or いいです。
いいとも/いいですとも
means Yes, of course./Certainly./Sure (you can, it's okay).
In cases where いいとも/いいですとも are used to respond to a question that uses a negative the meaning slightly changes.
私が行ってもかまいませんか。Do you mind if I go?
いいですとも。Not at all./Of course not.
It may also be used to contradict something that another person asserts.
そんなに忙しいのでしょうか。Are you really that busy?
忙しいとも。Yes, I am actually that busy.
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