já

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Contents 1 Czech 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Pronoun 1.3.1 Declension 1.3.2 Derived terms 1.4 Noun 1.4.1 Synonyms 1.4.2 See also 2 Icelandic 2.1 Adverb 2.1.1 Synonyms 2.2 Interjection 2.2.1 Synonyms 3 Portuguese 3.1 Etymology 3.2 Adverb 3.2.1 Usage notes 3.3 See also

[edit] Czech

[edit] Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *(j)azъ < Proto-Indo-European *éǵh₂

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[edit] Pronoun

já (first person)

1. I

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[edit] Derived terms

• jáství n.

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já n.

1. ego (psychoanalysis)

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• ego n.

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• nadjá n.
• ono n.

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[edit] Icelandic

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já

1. yes

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

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já

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

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

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[edit] Portuguese

[edit] Etymology

From Castilian ya, from Latin iam.

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já

1. at or since some previous time; already; now
2. anymore (in negative sentences)
3. in the future; soon

[edit] Usage notes

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

[edit] See also

• agora