я
Definition from Wiktionary, the free dictionary
| Character | я |
|---|---|
| Unicode name | CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER YA |
| Cyrillic | U+044F |
See also Appendix:Variations of "r"
Contents |
Belarusian [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Proto-Slavic *(j)azъ, from Proto-Indo-European *éǵh₂
Pronoun [edit]
я (ja)
- I (first-person singular subject pronoun)
Declension [edit]
declension of я
See also [edit]
Belarusian personal pronouns
- Letter styles
Bulgarian [edit]
Pronoun [edit]
я (ja)
- accusative short form of тя
See also [edit]
- Letter styles
Russian [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Proto-Slavic *(j)azъ, from Proto-Indo-European *éǵh₂
Pronunciation [edit]
Letter [edit]
я (lower case, upper case Я)
- The thirty-third and final letter of the Russian Cyrillic alphabet. Its name is я (ja) and it has the sound of English ya in yard. It is preceded by the letter Ю.
See also [edit]
- Letter styles
Pronoun [edit]
я (ja)
- I (first-person singular subject pronoun)
- Я русский
- I am Russian.
- Я русский
Declension [edit]
declension of я
Related terms [edit]
See also [edit]
Russian personal pronouns
| singular | plural | reflexive | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | ||||||
| m | n | f | |||||||||
| nominative | я (ja) |
ты (ty) |
он (on) |
оно (onó) |
она (oná) |
мы (my) |
вы (vy) |
они (oní) |
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| genitive | меня (menjá) |
тебя (tebjá) |
его (jevó)** (него) (nevó)* ** |
его (jevó)** (него) (nevó)* ** |
её (jejó) (неё) (nejó)* |
нас (nas) |
вас (vas) |
их (ix) (них) (nix)* |
себя (sebjá) |
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| dative | мне (mne) |
тебе (tebé) |
ему (jemú) (нему) (nemú)* |
ему (jemú) (нему) (nemú)* |
ей (jej) (ней) (nej)* |
нам (nam) |
вам (vam) |
им (im) (ним) (nim)* |
себе (sebé) |
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| accusative | меня (menjá) |
тебя (tebjá) |
его (jevó)** (него) (nevó)* ** |
его (jevó)** (него) (nevó)* ** |
её (jejó) (неё) (nejó)* |
нас (nas) |
вас (vas) |
их (ix) (них) (nix)* |
себя (sebjá) |
||
| instrumental | мной (mnoj), мною (mnóju)**** |
тобой (tobój), тобою (tobóju)**** |
им (im) (ним) (nim)* |
им (im) (ним) (nim)* |
ей (jej), ею) (jéju)**** (ней) (nej)*, (нею) (néju)* **** |
нами (námi) |
вами (vámi) |
ими (ími) (ними) (ními)* |
собой (sobój), собою (sobóju)**** |
||
| prepositional *** | обо мне (obo mne) |
о тебе (o tebé) |
о нём (o njom)* |
о нём (o njom)* |
о ней (o nej)* |
о нас (o nas) |
о вас (o vas) |
о них (o nix)* |
о себе (o sebé) |
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| * The alternative forms starting with "н-" (n-) are used after a preposition. ** Letter "г" (g) in the genitive/accusative case ending is pronounced as IPA: /v/ *** The prepositional case is never used without a preposition **** Instrumental forms ending in "-ю" (ju) are either dated, poetic, or dialectal. |
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Ukrainian [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Proto-Slavic *(j)azъ, from Proto-Indo-European *éǵh₂
Pronunciation [edit]
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Audio (file)
Pronoun [edit]
я (ja)
- I (first-person singular subject pronoun)
See also [edit]
Ukrainian personal pronouns
- Letter styles
Categories:
- Belarusian terms derived from Proto-Slavic
- Belarusian terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Belarusian pronouns
- Bulgarian pronouns
- Russian terms derived from Proto-Slavic
- Russian terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Russian letters
- Russian personal pronouns
- ru:Cyrillic letter names
- ru:Letter names
- Ukrainian terms derived from Proto-Slavic
- Ukrainian terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Ukrainian pronouns
- Cyrillic script characters
- Ukrainian letters