کجا
See also: کچا
Persian Edit
Etymology Edit
From Middle Persian [Term?]. By surface analysis, که (ke, “what”) + جا (jâ, “place”).
Pronunciation Edit
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): [ku.d͡ʒɑː(j)]
- (Iran, formal/TEH) IPA(key): [kʰo.d͡ʒɒː(j)]
- (Tajik, formal/DUS) IPA(key): [kʰu.d͡ʒɔ(j)]
- Phonetic Persian:
- Traditional: [کُجای]
- Iranian: [کُجای]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | kujā(y) |
| Dari reading? | kujā(y) |
| Iranian reading? | kojâ(y) |
| Tajik reading? | kujo(y) |
Adverb Edit
| Dari | کجا |
|---|---|
| Iranian Persian | |
| Tajik | куҷо |
کُجا • (kojâ)
- (interrogative) where
- کجایم؟ میترسم... ― kojâyam? mi-tarsam... ― Where am I? I'm afraid...
- کتاب تو کجاست؟ ― ketâb-e to kojâst?, ketâbet kojâs? ― Where's your book?
- کجا میری؟ ― kojâ mi-ri? ― Where are you going?
- (interrogative) how
Inflection Edit
| Predicative forms of کجا (kojâ) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| 1st person (“I am, we are”) |
کجایم (kojâyam) کجام △ (kojâm) |
کجاییم (kojâyim) |
| 2nd person (“you are”) |
کجایی (kojâyi) |
کجایید (kojâyid) کجایین △ (kojâyin) |
| 3rd person (“he/she/it is, they are”) |
کجاست (kojâst) کجاس، کجائه △ (kojâs, kojâe) |
کجایند (kojâyand) کجان △ (kojân) |
| △ Colloquial. | ||