ja

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[edit] English

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[edit] Adverb

ja (not comparable)

  1. (chiefly South Africa, informal) yes

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[edit] Afrikaans

[edit] Pronunciation

[edit] Adverb

ja

  1. yes

[edit] Amuzgo

[edit] Adjective

ja

  1. heavy

[edit] Pronoun

ja

  1. I

[edit] Anglo-Norman

[edit] Etymology

Latin iam

[edit] Adverb

ja

  1. already
  2. as soon as possible
  3. quickly
  4. (with "ne") never

[edit] Assan

[edit] Etymology

From Proto-Yeniseian *ʔaʒ ("I"). Compare Kott ai ("I") and Pumpokol ad ("I"). Also see Arin aj.

[edit] Pronoun

ja

  1. I (first-person singular subjective)

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[edit] Catalan

[edit] Etymology

Latin iam.

[edit] Adverb

ja

  1. already, (in negative sentences) any more
  2. now, immediately, at once

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[edit] Danish

[edit] Etymology

From Old Norse já (“yes”).

[edit] Pronunciation

  • IPA: /ja/, [ja] or IPA: /jar/, [jæɐ̯]

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ja

  1. yes

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[edit] Noun

ja n. (singular definite jaet, plural indefinite jaer)

  1. yes

[edit] Inflection

    Inflection of ja
neuter gender Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative, dative and accusative ja jaet jaer jaerne
genitive jas jaets jaers jaernes

[edit] Dutch

[edit] Etymology

From Middle Dutch ja, from Old Dutch *jā, from Proto-Germanic *ja.

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[edit] Adverb

ja

  1. yes
    Wil je met ons meegaan? — Ja, graag!
    Would you like to come with us? — Yes, I'd love to!

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[edit] Interjection

ja

  1. yes!
    "Ja!" riep hij luid toen er een doelpunt viel.
    Yes! he screamed loudly when they scored a goal.

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[edit] Esperanto

[edit] Etymology

From German ja.

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ja

  1. indeed

[edit] Estonian

[edit] Conjunction

ja

  1. and

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[edit] Faroese

[edit] Adverb

ja

  1. yes

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[edit] Finnish

[edit] Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *jahw (“and”); compare Old High German ja, joh.

[edit] Pronunciation

  • IPA: [jɑ]
  • Audio
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  • Hyphenation: ja

[edit] Conjunction

ja

  1. (coordinating) and

[edit] Synonyms

  • sekä (used when enlisting things — not when joining clauses)

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[edit] German

[edit] Etymology

From Middle High German, 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.

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[edit] Adverb

ja

  1. yes
    Willst du das? Ja. — “Do you want that? Yes.”
  2. urgently; certainly; definitely; surely; really; just
    Es kann ja nicht immer so bleiben. — “It definitely cannot always remain so.”
  3. of course; as you know
    Aber ja! — “But of course!”

[edit] Usage notes

  • (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.

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ja

  1. yes

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[edit] Gothic

[edit] Romanization

ja

  1. Romanization of 𐌾𐌰

[edit] Hungarian

[edit] Pronunciation

  • IPA: /ˈjɒ/, /ˈjɒː/ (the long pronunciation is used in case of great surprise)

[edit] Interjection

ja

  1. (informal) yep (indicates agreement, approval, or understanding)
    Jössz holnap a meccsre? - Ja. - Are you coming to the game tomorrow? - Yep.
  2. 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.

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[edit] Ido

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ja

  1. already

[edit] Expression

ne ja

  1. not yet

[edit] Japanese

[edit] Syllable

ja

  1. The hiragana syllable じゃ (ja) or the katakana syllable ジャ (ja) in Hepburn romanization.
  2. The hiragana syllable ぢゃ (ja) or the katakana syllable ヂャ (ja) in Hepburn romanization.

[edit] Interjection

ja (hiragana じゃ)

  1. bye

[edit] Conjunction

ja (hiragana じゃ)

  1. (colloquial) so, then - used for connecting to his reasonable conclusion, supposition
  2. (colloquial) in the result of that

[edit] Latvian

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ja

  1. if

[edit] Lithuanian

[edit] Pronoun

ja f.

  1. (third-person singular) instrumental form of ji.

[edit] Lojban

[edit] Conjunction

ja (selma'o ja)

  1. or. Joins two predicate words in a complex predicate.

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[edit] Lower Sorbian

[edit] Pronoun

ja

  1. I

[edit] North Frisian

[edit] Pronoun

ja

  1. (Sylt and Mooring) they

[edit] Synonyms

  • djo (Heligolandic)
  • jo (Amrum and Fering)
  • jä (Halligen, Hoorning and Wiedingharde)

[edit] Northern Sami

[edit] Conjunction

ja

  1. and

[edit] Norwegian

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[edit] Adverb

ja

  1. yes

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[edit] Old French

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Latin iam

[edit] Adverb

ja

  1. already
  2. as soon as possible
  3. quickly
  4. (with "ne") never

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[edit] Polish

[edit] Etymology

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

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[edit] Pronoun

ja

  1. I

[edit] Declension

singular plural
nominative ja my
genitive mnie nas
dative mnie / mi nam
accusative mnie nas
instrumental mną nami
locative mnie nas

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[edit] Serbo-Croatian

[edit] Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *(j)a, from Proto-Indo-European *éǵh₂.

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[edit] Pronoun

jȃ (Cyrillic spelling ја̑)

  1. I
    Ja sam učio. — I have studied.
  2. me
    Ovo sam ja. — This is me.
[edit] Declension
    declension of ja
singular plural
nominative jȃ mȋ
genitive mȅne, me nȃs, nas
dative mȅni, mi nȁma, nam
accusative mȅne, me nȃs, nas
vocative - mȋ
locative mȅni nȁma
instrumental mnȏm, mnóme nȁma

[edit] Etymology 2

From German ja.

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jȁ (Cyrillic spelling ја̏)

  1. (colloquial) yeah

[edit] Silesian

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ja

  1. yes

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[edit] Slovak

[edit] Pronoun

ja

  1. I (first person singular)

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[edit] Slovene

[edit] Adverb

ja

  1. yes (word used to indicate agreement or acceptance)

Informal. Used commonly but only in spoken language. A loan term from German.

[edit] Spanish

[edit] Interjection

ja

  1. Representation of laughter, ha
    Also used repeatedly:
    • jaja, jajaja

[edit] Swahili

[edit] Etymology

From Proto-Bantu. Cf. Zulu -za.

[edit] Verb form

ja

  1. to come

[edit] Conjugation

    affirmative conjugation of ja
infinitive kuja
singular person
1st person
mimi		 2nd person
wewe		 3rd person/Class 1
yeye/(m)		 Class 3
(m)		 Class 5
(ji)		 Class 7
(ki)		 Class 9
(n)		 Class 11/14
(u)
indicative general naja waja aja waja laja chaja yaja waja
progressive ninakuja unakuja anakuja unakuja linakuja kinakuja inakuja unakuja
habitual huja
past nilikuja ulikuja alikuja ulikuja lilikuja kilikuja ilikuja ulikuja
perfect nimekuja umekuja amekuja umekuja limekuja kimekuja imekuja umekuja
future nitakuja utakuja atakuja utakuja litakuja kitakuja itakuja utakuja
consecutive nikaja ukaja akaja ukaja likaja kikaja ikaja ukaja
conditional present ningekuja ungekuja angekuja ungekuja lingekuja kingekuja ingekuja ungekuja
past ningalikuja ungalikuja angalikuja ungalikuja lingalikuja kingalikuja ingalikuja ungalikuja
subjunctive general nije uje aje uje lije kije ije uje
consecutive nikaje ukaje akaje ukaje likaje kikaje ikaje ukaje
comitative nikija ukija akija ukija likija kikija ikija ukija
imperative njoo!
__je!‡
plural person
1st person
sisi		 2nd person
ninyi		 3rd person/Class 2
wao/(wa)		 Class 4
(mi)		 Class 6
(ma)		 Class 8
(vi)		 Class 10
(n)		 Class 10
(n)†
indicative general twaja mwaja waja yaja yaja vyaja zaja zaja
progressive tunaja mnaja wanaja inaja yanaja vinaja zinaja zinaja
habitual huja
past tulikuja mlikuja walikuja ilikuja yalikuja vilikuja zilikuja zilikuja
perfect tumekuja mmekuja wamekuja imekuja yamekuja vimekuja zimekuja zimekuja
future tutakuja mtakuja watakuja itakuja yatakuja vitakuja zitakuja zitakuja
consecutive tukaja mkaja wakaja ikaja yakaja vikaja zikaja zikaja
conditional present tungekuja mngekuja wangekuja ingekuja yangekuja vingekuja zingekuja zingekuja
past tungalikuja mngalikuja wangalikuja ingalikuja yangalikuja vingalikuja zingalikuja zingalikuja
subjunctive general tuje mje waje ije yaje vije zije zije
consecutive tukaje mkaje wakaje ikaje yakaje vikaje zikaje zikaje
comitative tukija mkija wakija ikija yakija vikija zikija zikija
imperative tuje njooni!
__jeni!‡

†Plural for Class 11 nouns only; No plural for identical nouns of Class 14 that share the same affix
‡Imperatives that take an object use the second form


    negative conjugation of ja
infinitive kutoja
singular person
1st person
mimi		 2nd person
wewe		 3rd person/Class 1
yeye/(m)		 Class 3
(m)		 Class 5
(ji)		 Class 7
(ki)		 Class 9
(n)		 Class 11/14
(u)
indicative general siji huji haji hauji haliji hakiji haiji hauji
progressive Use General Form Use General Form Use General Form Use General Form Use General Form Use General Form Use General Form Use General Form
habitual Use General Form
past sikuja hukuja hakuja haukuja halikuja hakikuja haikuja haukuja
perfect sijaja hujaja hajaja haujaja halijaja hakijaja haijaja haujaja
future sitakuja hutakuja hatakuja hautakuja halitakuja hakitakuja haitakuja hautakuja
consecutive Use Subjunctive Form Use Subjunctive Form Use Subjunctive Form Use Subjunctive Form Use Subjunctive Form Use Subjunctive Form Use Subjunctive Form Use Subjunctive Form
conditional present nisingekuja usingekuja asingekuja usingekuja lisingekuja kisingekuja isingekuja usingekuja
past nisingalikuja usingalikuja asingalikuja usingalikuja lisingalikuja kisingalikuja isingalikuja usingalikuja
subjunctive general nisije usije asije usije lisije kisije isije usije
consecutive Use Subjunctive Form Use Subjunctive Form Use Subjunctive Form Use Subjunctive Form Use Subjunctive Form Use Subjunctive Form Use Subjunctive Form Use Subjunctive Form
comitative nisipokuja usipokuja asipokuja usipokuja lisipokuja kisipokuja isipokuja usipokuja
imperative usije!‡
plural person
1st person
sisi		 2nd person
ninyi		 3rd person/Class 2
wao/(wa)		 Class 4
(mi)		 Class 6
(ma)		 Class 8
(vi)		 Class 10
(n)		 Class 10
(n)†
indicative general hatuji hamji hawaji haiji hayaji haviji haziji haziji
progressive Use General Form Use General Form Use General Form Use General Form Use General Form Use General Form Use General Form Use General Form
habitual Use General Form
past hatukuja hamkuja hawakuja haikuja hayakuja havikuja hazikuja hazikuja
perfect hatujaja hamjaja hawajaja haijaja hayajaja havijaja hazijaja hazijaja
future hatutakuja hamtakuja hawatakuja haitakuja hayatakuja havitakuja hazitakuja hazitakuja
consecutive Use Subjunctive Form Use Subjunctive Form Use Subjunctive Form Use Subjunctive Form Use Subjunctive Form Use Subjunctive Form Use Subjunctive Form Use Subjunctive Form
conditional present tusingekuja msingekuja wasingekuja isingekuja yasingekuja visingekuja zisingekuja zisingekuja
past tusingalikuja msingalikuja wasingalikuja isingalikuja yasingalikuja visingalikuja zisingalikuja zisingalikuja
subjunctive general tusije msije wasije isije yasije visije zisije zisije
consecutive Use Subjunctive Form Use Subjunctive Form Use Subjunctive Form Use Subjunctive Form Use Subjunctive Form Use Subjunctive Form Use Subjunctive Form Use Subjunctive Form
comitative tusipokuja msipokuja wasipokuja isipokuja yasipokuja visipokuja zisipokuja zisipokuja
imperative tusije msije!‡

†Plural for Class 11 nouns only; No plural for identical nouns of Class 14 that share the same affix
‡Imperatives that take an object use the second form


[edit] Usage notes

  • Has an irregular imperative form:

[edit] Swedish

[edit] Etymology

From Old Norse já, from Proto-Germanic *ja.

[edit] Pronunciation

  • audio
    		(file)
  • IPA: /jɑː/, /ja/, /ɑː/

[edit] Adverb

ja (not comparable)

  1. yes

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[edit] Noun

ja n.

  1. a yes, an aye; a positive answer or vote

[edit] Declension

Declension of ja
uncountable uncountable
Neuter indefinite definite
nominative ja jaet
genitive jas jaets

[edit] Tswana

[edit] Etymology

From Proto-Bantu. Cognate with Swahili kula, Zulu dla.

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[edit] Verb

go ja (past jelê)

  1. to eat

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[edit] Article

ja

  1. the

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[edit] Upper Sorbian

[edit] Pronoun

ja

  1. I
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