Moaz (duolingo hater)

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Si is really two unrelated words that ended up looking and sounding the same:

-one is from Latin "sic" an means "so" as an intensifier before an adjective or adverb: for instance "C'est si beau" = "it's so beautiful"

-the other is from Latin si, and means if

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and if it comes after a negative question it can mean yes even in french?
"tu n'aimes pas les gâteaux?"
"si je l'aime beaucoup""

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are those the only two meanings that it has?

in french at least

[slate plank]

It can also mean yes when contradicting a negative statement, you're right. That's related to the first meaning.