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

Macedonian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ja]
  • Hyphenation: ја

Etymology 1

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

Pronoun

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ја (ja)

  1. Short direct object form of таа (taa).
    Ја пра́ша ли?Ja práša li?Did you ask her?

Etymology 2

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *(j)azъ.

Pronoun

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ја (ja)

  1. (dialectal) I
    Synonyms: (standard) јас (jas); (dialectal) ја́ска (jáska); (dialectal) ја́зе (jáze)
    Ја́ сум. sum.I am.

Etymology 3

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Conjunction

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ја (ja)

  1. either, or

Etymology 4

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Interjection

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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

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  • Цветковски, Радован П., Стефановски, Божо (2008) Речник на демихисарскиот говор [Dictionary of Demir Hisar dialect] (in Macedonian), Skopje: Академски печат, →ISBN, page 251
  • ја” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) [Digital dictionary of the Macedonian language] − drmj.eu

Serbo-Croatian

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Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /jâː/
  • Audio:(file)

Pronoun

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ја̑ (Latin spelling )

  1. I
    Ја сам учио. — I have studied.
  2. me
    Ово сам ја. — This is me. (literally This am I)
Declension
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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

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From German ja.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /jâ/
  • jǽ-jâ (formal)

Adverb

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ја̏ (Latin spelling )

  1. (colloquial) yeah