já

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ja"

Czech

Etymology

From Old Czech jáz, from Proto-Slavic *azъ, from Proto-Indo-European *eǵHóm.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈjaː]

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Pronoun

já (first person)

1. I

Declension

Declension

	singular	plural
nominative	já	my
genitive	mě/mne	nás
dative	mně/mi	nám
accusative	mě/mne	nás
vocative	-	-
locative	mně	nás
instrumental	mnou	námi

Derived terms

• jáství n

Related terms

Czech personal pronouns

		singular	plural
1st person		já	my
2nd person	familiar	ty	vy
	polite	vy
3rd person	m	on	oni
	f	ona	ony
	n	ono	ona
reflexive		sebe, se (clitic)

Noun

já n (indeclinable)

1. (psychoanalysis) ego

   Synonym: ego

See also

• nadjá n
• ono n

Further reading

• já in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
• já in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
• já in Internetová jazyková příručka

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Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse já (“yes”), Proto-Germanic *ja (“yes”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jauː/
• Rhymes: -auː

Adverb

já

1. yes

Synonyms

• jamm (informal)
• jahá (informal, joyful)

Interjection

já

1. (informal) yes (as an exclamation of joy or excitement)

Synonyms

• jess (informal)
• jei (informal)
• jahá (informal)

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Inari Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *jahw.

Conjunction

já

1. and

Further reading

• Koponen, Eino; Ruppel, Klaas; Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002-2008) Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎^[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland

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Indo-Portuguese

Etymology

From Portuguese já (“already; now”), from Old Portuguese ja, from Latin iam (“already”), from Proto-Indo-European *yē (“already”).

Particle

já

1. used in conjunction with the past tense
   • 1883, Hugo Schuchardt, Kreolische Studien, volume 3:

     Já fallou par su pai aquêl mais piquin, […]

     The youngest one told his father, […]

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Northern Sami

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈjaː/

Adverb

já

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Further reading

• Koponen, Eino; Ruppel, Klaas; Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002-2008) Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎^[2], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland

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Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *ja (“yes”).

Adverb

já

1. yes

Interjection

já

1. (informal) yes (as an exclamation of joy or excitement)

Descendants

• Icelandic: já
• Faroese: ja
• Norwegian Bokmål: ja
• Old Swedish: ia, iā
  • Swedish: ja
• Danish: ja, jo
• Westrobothnian: ja, jå, jo, hjo, jåo, jao

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Portuguese

Alternative forms

• ja (obsolete)
• jah (Internet slang)

Etymology

From Old Portuguese ja, from Latin iam (“already”), from Proto-Indo-European *yē (“already”). Cognate with French jà/déjà, Italian già, and Spanish ya.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʒa/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈʒa/

• Rhymes: -a
• Hyphenation: já

Adverb

já (not comparable)

2. (usually preceding verbs in the past tense) already (indicating that something has happened before)

   Já li esse livro.

   I have already read this book.

4. (usually following verbs in the present tense) now (at this instant)

   Consigo fazer isso já.

   I can do this right now.

   Compre já!

   Buy now!

   Synonym: agora

6. (in negative sentences, preceding the adverb não) any more; any longer

   Eu já não leio mais muitos livros.

   I don’t read many books any more.

   Synonym: mais

8. (usually preceding verbs in the present tense) in a minute; soon

   Não me apresse, eu já faço isso.

   Don’t rush me, I will do this in a minute.

   Synonyms: logo; já, já

10. (preceding noun phrases) on the other hand, however

    Gosto de ler, já a minha mãe não lê nem as notícias.

    I enjoy reading, my mother, on the other hand, doesn’t even read the news.

    Synonyms: por outro lado, no entanto

11. (preceding a verb in the passive participle) ever

    O melhor bolo já feito

    The best cake ever made

Usage notes

In Portuguese, já is said more frequently than the English equivalents. It is sometimes left untranslated altogether.

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:já.

Derived terms

• como já era de se esperar
• já agora
• já era
• já era hora
• já vai tarde

• já era tempo
• já que
• já sei

Descendants

• Angolar: dha
• Annobonese: za
• Guinea-Bissau Creole: dja
• Indo-Portuguese: já
• Kabuverdianu: dja
• Korlai Creole Portuguese: ja, ya
• Macanese: já
• Kristang: jah
• Principense: za
• Sãotomense: za