je
AlbanianEdit
PronunciationEdit
VerbEdit
je
BassaEdit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
je
ReferencesEdit
- Bassa-English Dictionary
- 2007. The UCLA Phonetics Lab Archive. Los Angeles, CA: UCLA Department of Linguistics.
BlagarEdit
NounEdit
je
ReferencesEdit
- Antoinette Schapper, The Papuan Languages of Timor, Alor and Pantar: Volume 1 (2014), p. 173
BourguignonEdit
Alternative formsEdit
- i (normal form)
EtymologyEdit
The traditional form is i but je is found as early as in the first recorded texts in Bourguignon. However nowadays, it is rare to find it, most speakers saying i as it is a typical feature of Bourguignon.
PronounEdit
je
Related termsEdit
Number | Person | Gender | Nominative (subject) |
Inversion | Reflexive | Accusative (direct complement) |
Dative (indirect complement) |
Disjunctive (tonic) |
Locative (at) |
Genitive (of) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Singular | First | — | i (rarely je) | -je | me, m’ | moi | — | — | ||
Second | — | tu, t' | -tu | te, t’ | toi | — | — | |||
Third | Masculine | ai, before vowels el | -ti | se, s’ | le, l’ | lu | lu | y | en | |
Feminine | ale | la, l’ | lei | |||||||
Neuter | çai | -ce | çai | çai, çan | — | — | ||||
— | an | -an | — | — | soi | — | — | |||
Plural | First | — | i (rarely je) | -je | nos | — | — | |||
Second | — | vos | -vos | vos | — | — | ||||
Third | Masculine | ai, before vowels el | -ti | se, s’ | les | lor | lor | y | en | |
Feminine | ales |
CzechEdit
PronunciationEdit
Etymology 1Edit
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *jь, *ja, *je, originally from Proto-Indo-European *eno-, *ono-, *no-.[cs 1]
PronounEdit
je (personal pronoun, accusative case)
- third-person plural accusative of on
- third-person plural accusative of ona
- third-person singular accusative of ono
- third-person plural accusative of ono
See alsoEdit
Etymology 2Edit
Formerly jest, from Proto-Slavic *estь, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁es-.[cs 1]
VerbEdit
je
ReferencesEdit
DutchEdit
PronunciationEdit
Etymology 1Edit
PronounEdit
je
- subjective unstressed form of jij (“you (singular)”)
- Wat doe je daar? ― What are you doing there?
- objective unstressed form of jij (“you (singular)”)
- Ik doe dit wel voor je. ― I'll do this for you.
- subjective unstressed form of jullie (“you (plural), y'all”)
- Wat doe je daar? ― What are you doing there?
- objective unstressed form of jullie (“you (plural), y'all”)
- Ik doe dit wel voor je. ― I'll do this for you.
Usage notesEdit
- When je is the unstressed subjective form of jullie, it is construed with a singular verb. Compare:
- Het is gevaarlijk, maar jullie moeten weten wat je doet.
- It’s dangerous, but you must decide what you’re doing.
InflectionEdit
subject | object | possessive | reflexive | genitive5 | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
singular | full | unstr. | full | unstr. | full | unstr. | pred. | ||
1st person | ik | 'k1 | mij | me | mijn | m'n1 | mijne | me | mijner, mijns |
2nd person | jij | je | jou | je | jouw | je | jouwe | je | jouwer, jouws |
2nd person archaic or regiolectal | gij | ge | u | – | uw | – | uwe | u | uwer, uws |
2nd person formal | u | – | u | – | uw | – | uwe | zich | uwer, uws |
3rd person masculine | hij | ie1 | hem | 'm1 | zijn | z'n1 | zijne | zich | zijner, zijns |
3rd person feminine | zij | ze | haar | h'r1, 'r1, d'r1 | haar | h'r1, 'r1, d'r1 | hare | zich | harer, haars |
3rd person neuter | het | 't1 | het | 't1 | zijn | z'n1 | zijne | zich | zijner, zijns |
plural | |||||||||
1st person | wij | we | ons | – | ons, onze2 | – | onze | ons | onzer, onzes |
2nd person | jullie | je | jullie | je | jullie | je | – | je | – |
2nd person archaic or regiolectal6 | gij | ge | u | – | uw | – | uwe | u | uwer, uws |
2nd person formal | u | – | u | – | uw | – | uwe | zich | uwer, uws |
3rd person | zij | ze | hen3, hun4 | ze | hun | – | hunne | zich | hunner, huns |
1) Not as common in written language. 2) Inflected as an adjective. 3) In prescriptivist use, used only as direct object (accusative). 4) In prescriptivist use, used only as indirect object (dative). |
5) Archaic. Nowadays used for formal, literary or poetic purposes, and in fixed expressions. 6) To differentiate from the singular gij, and in a similar vein to "you lot" or "you guys" in English, it is common to use gijlui ("you people") or gijlieden ("you people") or one of their contracted variants, and their corresponding objects, possessives and reflexives, in the plural. |
DescendantsEdit
- Jersey Dutch: je
Etymology 2Edit
DeterminerEdit
je (second person, possessive)
- possessive unstressed form of jij (“you (singular)”): your (singular)
- Neem je boek en maak die oefening. ― Take your book and do that exercise.
- possessive unstressed form of jullie (“you (plural), y'all”): your (plural), y'all's
- Neem je boeken en maak die oefening. ― Take your books and do that exercise.
InflectionEdit
subject | object | possessive | reflexive | genitive5 | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
singular | full | unstr. | full | unstr. | full | unstr. | pred. | ||
1st person | ik | 'k1 | mij | me | mijn | m'n1 | mijne | me | mijner, mijns |
2nd person | jij | je | jou | je | jouw | je | jouwe | je | jouwer, jouws |
2nd person archaic or regiolectal | gij | ge | u | – | uw | – | uwe | u | uwer, uws |
2nd person formal | u | – | u | – | uw | – | uwe | zich | uwer, uws |
3rd person masculine | hij | ie1 | hem | 'm1 | zijn | z'n1 | zijne | zich | zijner, zijns |
3rd person feminine | zij | ze | haar | h'r1, 'r1, d'r1 | haar | h'r1, 'r1, d'r1 | hare | zich | harer, haars |
3rd person neuter | het | 't1 | het | 't1 | zijn | z'n1 | zijne | zich | zijner, zijns |
plural | |||||||||
1st person | wij | we | ons | – | ons, onze2 | – | onze | ons | onzer, onzes |
2nd person | jullie | je | jullie | je | jullie | je | – | je | – |
2nd person archaic or regiolectal6 | gij | ge | u | – | uw | – | uwe | u | uwer, uws |
2nd person formal | u | – | u | – | uw | – | uwe | zich | uwer, uws |
3rd person | zij | ze | hen3, hun4 | ze | hun | – | hunne | zich | hunner, huns |
1) Not as common in written language. 2) Inflected as an adjective. 3) In prescriptivist use, used only as direct object (accusative). 4) In prescriptivist use, used only as indirect object (dative). |
5) Archaic. Nowadays used for formal, literary or poetic purposes, and in fixed expressions. 6) To differentiate from the singular gij, and in a similar vein to "you lot" or "you guys" in English, it is common to use gijlui ("you people") or gijlieden ("you people") or one of their contracted variants, and their corresponding objects, possessives and reflexives, in the plural. |
Etymology 3Edit
PronounEdit
je (second person, reflexive)
- reflexive of jij (“you (singular)”): yourself
- Heb je je gewassen? ― Did you wash yourself?
- reflexive of jullie (“you (plural), y'all”): yourselves
- Hebben jullie je goed voorbereid? ― Have you all prepared yourselves well?
InflectionEdit
subject | object | possessive | reflexive | genitive5 | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
singular | full | unstr. | full | unstr. | full | unstr. | pred. | ||
1st person | ik | 'k1 | mij | me | mijn | m'n1 | mijne | me | mijner, mijns |
2nd person | jij | je | jou | je | jouw | je | jouwe | je | jouwer, jouws |
2nd person archaic or regiolectal | gij | ge | u | – | uw | – | uwe | u | uwer, uws |
2nd person formal | u | – | u | – | uw | – | uwe | zich | uwer, uws |
3rd person masculine | hij | ie1 | hem | 'm1 | zijn | z'n1 | zijne | zich | zijner, zijns |
3rd person feminine | zij | ze | haar | h'r1, 'r1, d'r1 | haar | h'r1, 'r1, d'r1 | hare | zich | harer, haars |
3rd person neuter | het | 't1 | het | 't1 | zijn | z'n1 | zijne | zich | zijner, zijns |
plural | |||||||||
1st person | wij | we | ons | – | ons, onze2 | – | onze | ons | onzer, onzes |
2nd person | jullie | je | jullie | je | jullie | je | – | je | – |
2nd person archaic or regiolectal6 | gij | ge | u | – | uw | – | uwe | u | uwer, uws |
2nd person formal | u | – | u | – | uw | – | uwe | zich | uwer, uws |
3rd person | zij | ze | hen3, hun4 | ze | hun | – | hunne | zich | hunner, huns |
1) Not as common in written language. 2) Inflected as an adjective. 3) In prescriptivist use, used only as direct object (accusative). 4) In prescriptivist use, used only as indirect object (dative). |
5) Archaic. Nowadays used for formal, literary or poetic purposes, and in fixed expressions. 6) To differentiate from the singular gij, and in a similar vein to "you lot" or "you guys" in English, it is common to use gijlui ("you people") or gijlieden ("you people") or one of their contracted variants, and their corresponding objects, possessives and reflexives, in the plural. |
EsperantoEdit
EtymologyEdit
PronunciationEdit
PrepositionEdit
je
- An all-purpose preposition.
Usage notesEdit
The preposition je can replace any other preposition and remain grammatically correct, albeit more ambiguous. It is usually clear what meaning is intended based on context.
It is most useful for prepositional phrases not involving a literal physical connection, and instead, the correct preposition in the source language is mandated by convention only:
- "He bets on the horses." (He doesn't place his money on the physical body of the horse.)
- "I typed it on the computer." (It was actually typed using the computer.)
- "She'll be here in a minute." (She'll be here within or after a minute.)
Without context, Donu ĝin je mi could mean any of the following:
- Donu ĝin je [al] mi. — “Give it to me.”
- Donu ĝin je [el] mi. — “Give it from me.”
- Donu ĝin je [kun] mi. — “Give it with me.”
Without context, La kato saltis je la tablon could mean any of the following:
- La kato saltis je [sur] la tablon. — “The cat jumped onto the table.”
- La kato saltis je [malsuper] la tablon. — “The cat jumped under the table.”
- La kato saltis je [malantaŭ] la tablon. — “The cat jumped behind the table.”
Related termsEdit
Franco-ProvençalEdit
Alternative formsEdit
EtymologyEdit
Inherited from Vulgar Latin eo, from Latin ego.
PronounEdit
je
- I (1SG subject pronoun)
ReferencesEdit
- je in DicoFranPro: Dictionnaire Français/Francoprovençal – on dicofranpro.llm.umontreal.ca
FrenchEdit
EtymologyEdit
Inherited from Old French je, jo, from Vulgar Latin eo, from Latin ego, from Proto-Indo-European *éǵh₂. Near cognates include Spanish yo and Italian io. Further cognates include Ancient Greek ἐγώ (egṓ), Russian я (ja), English I, German ich, etc.
See cognates in regional languages in France: Angevin, Bourbonnais-Berrichon, Gallo, Lorrain, Norman, Orléanais, Tourangeau, and Franco-Provençal je; Bourguignon je or i; Champenois ju; Franc-Comtois i; Picard ej; Poitevin-Saintongeais jhe; Occitan ieu (Gascon jo); Catalan jo; Corsican eo.
PronunciationEdit
- IPA(key): /ʒə/
- (informal) IPA(key): (before a voiced segment) /ʒ/, (before an unvoiced segment) /ʃ/
audio (file) - Rhymes: -ə
PronounEdit
je (first person singular, plural nous, object me, emphatic moi, possessive determiner mon)
Usage notesEdit
- When several pronouns are included in the same sentence, it is considered impolite to say the pronoun je first; it must be the last one, and tu must be said after third persons (this applies also for toi and moi):
- Nous irons, Rose, toi et moi.
- We will go, Rose, you and I.
Derived termsEdit
Related termsEdit
Number | Person | Gender | Nominative (subject) |
Accusative (direct complement) |
Dative (indirect complement) |
Locative (at) |
Genitive (of) |
Disjunctive (tonic) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Singular | First | — | je, j’ | me, m’ | — | — | moi | |
Second | — | tu | te, t’ | — | — | toi | ||
Third | Masculine | il | le, l’ | lui | y | en | lui | |
Feminine | elle | la, l’ | elle | |||||
Indeterminate | on1 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
Reflexive | — | se, s’4 | — | — | soi4 | |||
Plural | First | — | nous | nous | — | — | nous | |
Second | — | vous2 | vous2,3 | — | — | vous2 | ||
Third | Masculine | ils3 | les | leur | y | en | eux3 | |
Feminine | elles | elles |
- 1 Also used as the first person plural.
- 2 Also used as the polite singular form.
- 3 Also used when a group has both men and women.
- 4 Also used as third person plural reflexive.
Further readingEdit
- “je”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
GaroEdit
EtymologyEdit
Likely borrowed from Bengali যেই (yei)
PronounEdit
je
ReferencesEdit
- Burling, R. (2003) The Language of the Modhupur Mandi (Garo) Vol. II: The Lexicon[1], Bangladesh: University of Michigan, page 56
GermanEdit
EtymologyEdit
PronunciationEdit
AdverbEdit
je
- ever
- 1930, Paul Joachimsen, Der Humanismus und die Entwicklung des deutschen Geistes, in: Deutsche Vierteljahrsschrift für Literaturwissenschaft und Geistesgeschichte, 8, page 467:
- Und nun kommt die Reformation selbst. Die größte geistige Umwälzung, die je ein Volk des Abendlandes erlebt hat.
- And now comes the Reformation itself. The largest spiritual upheaval that was ever experienced by a nation of the Occident.
- per
- (with “desto”, “umso” or (dated) “je”) the
- je mehr, desto besser ― the more the better
- je früher, umso besser ― the sooner the better
Derived termsEdit
- je länger je lieber (“the longer it lasts, the more I like it”)
- je nach
- je nachdem
Further readingEdit
- “je” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- Friedrich Kluge (1883), “je”, in , John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891
Haitian CreoleEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Saint Dominican Creole French z'yeu, from French les yeux (“the eyes”).
NounEdit
je
SynonymsEdit
IcelandicEdit
PronunciationEdit
Etymology 1Edit
Shortening of Jesús (“Jesus”).
InterjectionEdit
je
Derived termsEdit
Etymology 2Edit
InterjectionEdit
je
Etymology 3Edit
NounEdit
je n (genitive singular jes, nominative plural je)
DeclensionEdit
SynonymsEdit
- (name of J, j): joð
IdoEdit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
je (plural je-i)
- The name of the Latin script letter J/j.
See alsoEdit
IgboEdit
Alternative formsEdit
- jee (Onitsha)
VerbEdit
je
Derived termsEdit
Jersey DutchEdit
Alternative formsEdit
EtymologyEdit
PronunciationEdit
PronounEdit
je
- you (second-person singular subjective personal pronoun)
LashiEdit
PronunciationEdit
AdverbEdit
je
- more (comparative)
ReferencesEdit
- Hkaw Luk (2017) A grammatical sketch of Lacid[2], Chiang Mai: Payap University (master thesis)
Lower SorbianEdit
Alternative formsEdit
- nje (after a preposition)
PronunciationEdit
PronounEdit
je
- accusative of wóni
MarshalleseEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Proto-Micronesian *tia, from Proto-Oceanic *tian, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tian, from Proto-Austronesian *tiaN.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
je
ReferencesEdit
Mbyá GuaraníEdit
ParticleEdit
je
- indicates hearsay or indirect source of information.
Middle FrenchEdit
PronounEdit
je
- Alternative form of ie
Middle Low GermanEdit
PronunciationEdit
- Stem vowel: ê⁴
PronounEdit
jê
- Alternative form of gî.
Norwegian NynorskEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from Old East Norse jak.
PronunciationEdit
PronounEdit
je (accusative meg or (dialectal) me)
See alsoEdit
person | first person | second person | reflexive | third person | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
case | singular | singular masculine | singular feminine | singular neuter | ||
nominative | eg, je1 | du | han | ho | det, dat2 | |
accusative | meg | deg | seg | han, honom2 | ho, henne2 | det, dat2 |
dative2 | meg | deg | seg | honom | henne | di2 |
genitive | min | din | sin | hans | hennar, hennes1 | dess3 |
case | plural | |||||
nominative | me, vi | de, dokker | dei | |||
accusative | oss, okk | dykk, dokker | seg | dei, deim2 | ||
dative | oss, okk | dykk, dokker | seg | deim2 | ||
genitive | vår, okkar | dykkar, dokkar | sin | deira, deires1 |
Old FrenchEdit
Alternative formsEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Vulgar Latin eo, from Latin ego.
PronunciationEdit
PronounEdit
je
- I
- circa 1176, Chrétien de Troyes, Cligès:
- qant je vos voi de tel meniere
- when I see you in such a state
DescendantsEdit
PolishEdit
PronunciationEdit
Etymology 1Edit
PronounEdit
je
- accusative of one
- accusative of ono
See alsoEdit
Etymology 2Edit
VerbEdit
je
Etymology 3Edit
VerbEdit
je
Saterland FrisianEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Old Frisian jē, from Proto-West Germanic *jā. Cognates include West Frisian ja and German ja. Doublet of jee and jä.
PronunciationEdit
ParticleEdit
je
ReferencesEdit
Serbo-CroatianEdit
PronunciationEdit
Etymology 1Edit
Shortened from jȅst (“is”).
VerbEdit
je ? (Cyrillic spelling је)
- is (clitic third-person singular present of bȉti (“to be”))
Etymology 2Edit
PronounEdit
je (Cyrillic spelling је)
DeclensionEdit
Singular | Plural | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
nominative | ȏn | òna | òno | òni | òne | òna |
genitive | njȅga, ga | njȇ, je | njȅga, ga | njȋh, ih | njȋh, ih | njȋh, ih |
dative | njȅmu, mu | njȏj, joj | njȅmu, mu | njȉma, im | njȉma, im | njȉma, im |
accusative | njȅga, ga, nj | njȗ, ju, je | njȅga, ga, nj | njȋh, ih | njȋh, ih | njȋh, ih |
vocative | — | — | — | — | — | — |
locative | njȅm, njȅmu | njȏj | njȅm, njȅmu | njȉma | njȉma | njȉma |
instrumental | njȋm, njíme | njȏm, njóme | njȋm, njíme | njȉma | njȉma | njȉma |
SlovakEdit
PronunciationEdit
VerbEdit
je
SloveneEdit
Pronunciation 1Edit
VerbEdit
jȅ
Pronunciation 2Edit
VerbEdit
jẹ́
SwahiliEdit
PronunciationEdit
Audio (Kenya) (file)
ParticleEdit
je
Usage notesEdit
Je precedes the question, and is more commonly used in writing (to supplement for what is usually conveyed by tone of voice in speech).
AdverbEdit
-je
- A clitic placed at the end of a verb, meaning how.
- umelalaje?
- how did you sleep?
- umelalaje?
TernateEdit
EtymologyEdit
Clipping of waje.
PronunciationEdit
ConjunctionEdit
je
- Alternative form of waje (“complementizer, that”)
- ana iwaje je kolano osone ― they say that the king is dead
ReferencesEdit
- Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh
TurkishEdit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
je (definite accusative jeyi, plural jeler)
- The name of the Latin-script letter J.
See alsoEdit
TurkmenEdit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
je (definite accusative jeni, plural jeler)
- The name of the Latin-script letter J.
DeclensionEdit
WelshEdit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
je f (plural jeau, not mutable)
- The name of the Latin-script letter J.
See alsoEdit
West MakianEdit
PronunciationEdit
NumeralEdit
je
- attaches to pronouns to form the dual
- ini je ― you two
- eme je ― they two
ReferencesEdit
- Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours[3], Pacific linguistics
WestrobothnianEdit
Alternative formsEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Old Norse ér, from a variant of Proto-Germanic *jūz, from Proto-Indo-European *yū́.
PronunciationEdit
PronounEdit
je c pl (accusative je, dative jerom, possessive masculine jeern, feminine jera, neuter jere)
- (personal) you (second person plural)
- gev e ått fåren jere
- give it to that sheep of yours
- annäjerä
- either of you
- (formal) you
DeclensionEdit
number | first person | second person | reflexive | third person | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
case | singular | singular masculine | singular feminine | singular neuter | ||
nominative | jig, jeg, jög | du, döu | hɑnn, hånn | hu, ho, hon | he | |
accusative | meg | deg | seg | hana, na, a, hänner | he, ne, e | |
dative | meg (me) | deg (de) | seg (se) | hönöm, hano, håno | hannar, hänner, hennar, henar, nar | dy, dyij, di |
genitive | min, myin | din, dyin | sin, syin | hɑnʃ, hansches, hånsch | hannars, hännars, hennars, henars | diss |
case | plural | plural masculine | plural feminine | plural neuter | ||
nominative | ve | ge, je, ji | de, di, dȯm, dem, döm | |||
accusative | ass, åss | ge, je, ji | seg | |||
dative | ass, åss | gerom, irom | seg (se) | dȯm, dem, döm, do | ||
genitive | vor, wȯhn, våor, vånn, voden | jera, jänn, jern, iden, jedar, idar | sin, syin | dern, dera, däris, daires | dera, däris, daires | derä |