ја

See also: -ја, и-а, -ия, and Appendix:Variations of "ja"

Note: This is written in Cyrillic script. See ja for the Latin-script of the word

Macedonian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ja]
• Hyphenation: ја

Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *jǫ, cognate to Serbo-Croatian ju.

Pronoun

ја • (ja)

1. Short direct object form of таа (taa).

   Ја пра́ша ли? ― Ja práša li? ― Did you ask her?

Etymology 2

From Proto-Slavic *(j)azъ.

Pronoun

ја • (ja)

1. (dialectal) I

   Ја́ сум. ― Já sum. ― I am.

Synonyms

• јас (jas) (standard)
• ја́ска (jáska) (dialectal)
• ја́зе (jáze) (dialectal)

Etymology 3

Conjunction

ја • (ja)

1. either, or

Etymology 4

Interjection

ја • (ja)

1. Used to object to being made a fool of or to attempted deception or trickery; to reject something disagreeable which someone wishes to impose on the speaker.

References

• “ја” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) [Digital dictionary of the Macedonian language]

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *(j)azъ, from Proto-Indo-European *éǵh₂.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jâː/

Pronoun

ја̑ (Latin spelling jȃ)

1. I

   Ја сам учио. — I have studied.

2. me

   Ово сам ја. — This is me. (literally This am I)

Declension

Declension of ја

	singular	plural
nominative	ја̑	ми̑
genitive	ме̏не, ме	на̑с, нас
dative	ме̏ни, ми	на̏ма, нам
accusative	ме̏не, ме	на̑с, нас
vocative	—	ми̑
locative	ме̏ни	на̏ма
instrumental	мно̑м, мно́ме	на̏ма

Etymology 2

From German ja.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jâ/

Adverb

ја̏ (Latin spelling jȁ)

1. (colloquial) yeah