ja
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EnglishEdit
Etymology 1Edit
Borrowed from Afrikaans ja (“yes”), from Dutch ja (“yes”). More at yeah.
Alternative formsEdit
AdverbEdit
ja (not comparable)
- (chiefly South Africa, informal) yes
Derived termsEdit
Etymology 2Edit
From the Revised Romanization of Korean 자 (ja)
Alternative formsEdit
NounEdit
ja (plural jas or ja)
- (Korean units of measure) Synonym of Korean foot: a traditional unit of length equivalent to about 30.3 cm.
AnagramsEdit
AfrikaansEdit
Alemannic GermanEdit
Alternative formsEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Old High German ja, jā, from Proto-Germanic *ja. Cognate with German ja, Dutch ja, English yea, Swedish ja.
AdverbEdit
ja
ReferencesEdit
- Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld: Huber & co., page 13.
AssanEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Proto-Yeniseian *ʔaʒ (“I”). Compare Kott ai (“I”), Pumpokol ad (“I”), and Arin aj.
PronounEdit
ja
- I (first-person singular subjective)
SynonymsEdit
Related termsEdit
CatalanEdit
EtymologyEdit
PronunciationEdit
AdverbEdit
ja
- already, (in negative sentences) any more
- now, immediately, at once
Derived termsEdit
Central MelanauEdit
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Cardinal : ja | ||
Alternative formsEdit
NumeralEdit
ja
SynonymsEdit
DanishEdit
EtymologyEdit
PronunciationEdit
InterjectionEdit
ja
AntonymsEdit
Related termsEdit
NounEdit
ja n (singular definite jaet, plural indefinite jaer)
InflectionEdit
DimasaEdit
DutchEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Middle Dutch ja, from Old Dutch *jā, from Proto-Germanic *ja.
PronunciationEdit
AdverbEdit
ja
- yes
- Wil je met ons meegaan? — Ja, graag!
- Would you like to come with us? — Yes, I'd love to!
- Wil je met ons meegaan? — Ja, graag!
SynonymsEdit
AntonymsEdit
Derived termsEdit
NounEdit
ja m, n (plural ja's, diminutive jaatje n)
- yes
- Een ja kan je krijgen, een nee heb je al.
- A yes you can get, a no you already have.
- Het begon met een ja...
- It began with a yes...
- Een ja kan je krijgen, een nee heb je al.
SynonymsEdit
AntonymsEdit
InterjectionEdit
ja
- yes!
- "Ja!" riep hij luid toen er een doelpunt viel.
- Yes! he screamed loudly when they scored a goal.
- "Ja!" riep hij luid toen er een doelpunt viel.
SynonymsEdit
EsperantoEdit
EstonianEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Proto-Germanic *jahw (“and”); compare Gothic 𐌾𐌰𐌷 (jah), Old High German ja, joh.
ConjunctionEdit
ja
SynonymsEdit
FaroeseEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Old Norse já, from Proto-Germanic *ja.
PronunciationEdit
AdverbEdit
ja
AntonymsEdit
Related termsEdit
NounEdit
ja n (genitive singular jas, plural ja)
DeclensionEdit
Declension of ja | ||||
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n3 | singular | plural | ||
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | ja | jaið | ja | jaini |
accusative | ja | jaið | ja | jaini |
dative | jai | jainum | jaum | jaunum |
genitive | jas | jasins | jaa | jaanna |
FinnishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Proto-Germanic *jahw (“and”); compare Gothic 𐌾𐌰𐌷 (jah), Old High German ja, joh.
PronunciationEdit
ConjunctionEdit
ja
- (coordinating) and
SynonymsEdit
- sekä (used when listing things — not when joining clauses)
NounEdit
ja
- AND (logic gate or connector)
DeclensionEdit
Rarely inflected; if inflection is necessary, it is used as a first component in a compound, such as JA-portti ("AND gate").
Inflection of ja (Kotus type 21/rosé, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | ja | jat | |
genitive | jan | jaiden jaitten | |
partitive | jata | jaita | |
illative | jahan | jaihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | ja | jat | |
accusative | nom. | ja | jat |
gen. | jan | ||
genitive | jan | jaiden jaitten | |
partitive | jata | jaita | |
inessive | jassa | jaissa | |
elative | jasta | jaista | |
illative | jahan | jaihin | |
adessive | jalla | jailla | |
ablative | jalta | jailta | |
allative | jalle | jaille | |
essive | jana | jaina | |
translative | jaksi | jaiksi | |
instructive | — | jain | |
abessive | jatta | jaitta | |
comitative | — | jaineen |
ReferencesEdit
- Häkkinen, Kaisa (2004-2005). Nykysuomen etymologinen sanakirja. Juva: WSOY. →ISBN.
GermanEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Middle High German ja, from Old High German ja, jā (“yes”), from Proto-Germanic *ja (“yes”), from Proto-Indo-European *yē (“already”). Cognate with Dutch ja (“yes”), English yea (“yes, yea”), Latin iam (“already”). More at yes.
PronunciationEdit
- IPA(key): /jaː/
audio (file) Audio (file) - Rhymes: -aː
- Homophone: Jahr (according to a widespread pronunciation of this word)
AdverbEdit
ja
- yes
- Willst du das? Ja. ― Do you want that? Yes.
- Aber ja! ― Yes, of course!
- (intensifier) obviously; certainly; of course; really; just; as you know; as is generally known (indicates and emphasises that one is expressing a known fact)
- Es kann ja nicht immer so bleiben. ― It obviously cannot always remain so.
- Der Peter war ja gestern krank. ― Peter was sick yesterday, as you know.
Usage notesEdit
- (yes): Ja is used to indicate agreement with a positive statement. To contradict a negative statement (where English would use “yes”), doch is used instead.
- (obviously): Ja means roughly the same as English obviously or as you know, but given its shortness it is used much more frequently. In colloquial German, ja is used in most statements of facts already known to the one addressed.
SynonymsEdit
- (yes): jawohl
- (obviously): doch, bekanntlich
AntonymsEdit
Derived termsEdit
InterjectionEdit
ja
SynonymsEdit
- (yes): jawohl
AntonymsEdit
- (yes): nein
Further readingEdit
- ja in Duden online
GothicEdit
Guerrero AmuzgoEdit
GutnishEdit
PronunciationEdit
Etymology 1Edit
From Old Norse ek. Compare Swedish jag.
Alternative formsEdit
- jag (Fårö and Lau dialects)
PronounEdit
ja
- I (first-person singular pronoun)
InflectionEdit
inflection of "ja" | |
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subject | ja |
object | mi |
possessive | min, mein, mitt, meine |
Etymology 2Edit
AdverbEdit
ja
Usage notesEdit
Uncertain or stalling answer; jo is used for yes-no questions
Related termsEdit
InterjectionEdit
ja
ReferencesEdit
- "ja" in Gutamålgildes Årdliste
- "ja in Gustavson, H. (red.). 1972-1986. Ordbok över Laumålet på Gotland. Uppsala: AB Lundequistska Bokhandeln.
HungarianEdit
PronunciationEdit
InterjectionEdit
ja
- (informal) yep (indicates agreement, approval, or understanding)
- Jössz holnap a meccsre? - Ja.
- Are you coming to the game tomorrow? - Yep.
- oh (indicates understanding something finally after a misunderstanding or confusion)
- Este nem jár a vonat. - Ja, hát akkor menjünk busszal!
- No train is leaving in the evening. - Oh, well then let's travel by bus!
- Ezt nem is Miki küldte! - Ja, lehet, hogy én értettem félre.
- This was not sent by Miki! - Oh, then I must have misunderstood it.
SynonymsEdit
IdoEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from Italian già, French déjà and Spanish ya, from Latin iam, replacing Esperanto jam which is cognate.
PronunciationEdit
AdverbEdit
ja
Related termsEdit
IngrianEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Proto-Germanic *jahw (“and”); compare Gothic 𐌾𐌰𐌷 (jah), Old High German ja, joh. Akin to Finnish ja.
ConjunctionEdit
ja
JapaneseEdit
LatvianEdit
LithuanianEdit
Lower SorbianEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Proto-Slavic *(j)a, from Proto-Indo-European *éǵh₂.
PronounEdit
ja sg
DeclensionEdit
Lule SamiEdit
North FrisianEdit
Northern SamiEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Proto-Germanic *jahw (“and”).
PronunciationEdit
ConjunctionEdit
ja
Further readingEdit
Norwegian BokmålEdit
EtymologyEdit
PronunciationEdit
AdverbEdit
ja
AntonymsEdit
Related termsEdit
InterjectionEdit
ja
NounEdit
ja n (definite singular jaet, indefinite plural ja or jaer, definite plural jaa or jaene)
ReferencesEdit
- “ja” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian NynorskEdit
EtymologyEdit
AdverbEdit
ja
AntonymsEdit
Related termsEdit
InterjectionEdit
ja
NounEdit
ja n (definite singular jaet, indefinite plural ja, definite plural jaa)
ReferencesEdit
- “ja” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old FrenchEdit
EtymologyEdit
AdverbEdit
ja
- already
- as soon as possible
- quickly
- (with "ne") never
ReferencesEdit
- Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l'ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IXe au XVe siècle (1881) (ja)
Pennsylvania GermanEdit
Pite SamiEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Proto-Germanic *jahw (“and”).
ConjunctionEdit
ja
Further readingEdit
- ja in Bidumsáme Báhkogirrje (“Pite Sami word list”)
- Entry 34786 in Álgu database
PolishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Proto-Slavic *(j)azъ, from Proto-Indo-European *éǵh₂.
PronunciationEdit
PronounEdit
ja
- I (first-person pronoun)
- Ja chcę mieć przyjaciół.
- I want to have friends.
DeclensionEdit
NotesEdit
Mute forms ("mię", "mi") cannot be used in accented positions in the sentence. "Mię" is considered dated in Standard Polish, but can still be heard in some dialects.
See alsoEdit
- siebie ("myself")
- Appendix:Polish pronouns
Further readingEdit
- ja in Polish dictionaries at PWN
PortugueseEdit
Serbo-CroatianEdit
Etymology 1Edit
From Proto-Slavic *(j)a, from Proto-Indo-European *éǵh₂.
PronunciationEdit
PronounEdit
jȃ (Cyrillic spelling ја̑)
DeclensionEdit
Etymology 2Edit
PronunciationEdit
AdverbEdit
jȁ (Cyrillic spelling ја̏)
- (colloquial, regional) yes, yeah
Etymology 3Edit
InterjectionEdit
ja
- Ja Ivane, mio pobratime!
- O woe, Ivan, dear blood-brother!
SilesianEdit
SlovakEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Proto-Slavic *(j)a, from Proto-Indo-European *éǵh₂.
PronunciationEdit
PronounEdit
ja
Usage notesEdit
Following prepositions, ma and mi are replaced by mňa and mne respectively.
DeclensionEdit
See alsoEdit
ReferencesEdit
- ja in Slovak dictionaries at korpus.sk
AnagramsEdit
SloveneEdit
Etymology 1Edit
PronunciationEdit
- IPA(key): /ˈjàː/, /ˈjáː/
- Tonal orthography: já, jȃ
ParticleEdit
já
SynonymsEdit
AntonymsEdit
Etymology 2Edit
From Proto-Slavic *(j)azъ, from Proto-Indo-European *éǵh₂
PronounEdit
ja
SynonymsEdit
SpanishEdit
PronunciationEdit
InterjectionEdit
ja
- representation of laughter, ha
- Also used repeatedly: jaja, jajaja
SwahiliEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Proto-Bantu *-jìja. Compare Zulu -za.
VerbEdit
-ja (infinitive kuja)
ConjugationEdit
Derived termsEdit
- Verbal derivations:
- Applicative: -jia
SwedishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Old Norse já, from Proto-Germanic *ja.
PronunciationEdit
AdverbEdit
ja (not comparable)
SynonymsEdit
AntonymsEdit
Related termsEdit
NounEdit
ja n
DeclensionEdit
Declension of ja | ||||
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Uncountable | ||||
Indefinite | Definite | |||
Nominative | ja | jaet | — | — |
Genitive | jas | jaets | — | — |
TswanaEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Proto-Bantu [Term?]. Cognate with Swahili kula, Zulu dla.
PronunciationEdit
VerbEdit
go ja (past jelê)
- to eat