je

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[edit] Albanian

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je

  1. you are (singular, informal)

[edit] Bosnian

[edit] Etymology

Short form of jeste, from Old Church Slavonic єстъ (estĭ).

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je

  1. clitic third person singular, present tense of of biti. (to be).
  2. (auxiliary) clitic third person singular, used in forming past tenses.

[edit] Czech

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je

  1. Third person singular present tense of být.

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je (second person)

  1. Second-person singular, subjective, mute form of jij. (you)
    Wat doe je daar? — What are you doing there?
  2. Second-person singular, objective, mute form of jou. (you)
    Ik doe dit wel voor je. — I'll do this for you.
  3. Second-person plural, subjective, mute form of jullie. (you) (plural)
    Wat doe je daar? — What are you doing there?
  4. Second-person plural, objective, mute form of jullie. (you) (plural)
    Ik doe dit wel voor je. — I'll do this for you.

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je (second person, possessive)

  1. Second-person singular, mute form of jouw. (your)
    Neem je boek en maak die oefening. — Take your book and do that exercise.
  2. Second-person plural, mute form of jullie. (your) (plural)
    Neem je boek en maak die oefening. — Take your book and do that exercise.

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je (second person, reflexive)

  1. Second-person singular of je. (yourself)
    Heb je je gewassen? — Did you wash yourself?
  2. Second-person plural of je. (yourselves)
    Hebben jullie je goed voorbereid? — Have you all prepared yourselves well?

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[edit] Preposition

je

  1. An all-purpose preposition.

[edit] Usage notes

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.

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 [malsupre] la tablon. — “The cat jumped under the table.”
La kato saltis je [malantaŭ] la tablon. — “The cat jumped behind the table.”

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[edit] French

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Old French gié, from Latin ego, from Proto-Indo-European *éǵoH. Near cognates include Spanish yo and Italian io. Further cognates include Ancient Greek ἐγώ (egṓ), English I, German ich, etc.

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je (first person singular, plural nous, object me, emphatic moi)

  1. I

[edit] German

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Old High German io.

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je

  1. ever
    Die Rechner sind schneller als je. — The computers are faster than ever.
  2. per
  3. (with “desto” or “umso“) the ... the ...
    je mehr, desto besser — “the more the merrier”
    je mehr, umso besser – “the more the merrier“

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[edit] Lojban

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je (cmavo)

  1. logical and

[edit] Polish

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je

  1. Third-person singular indicative present of jeść. (to eat).

[edit] Slovak

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je

  1. Third-person singular of of byť.
  2. Third-person singular of jesť. (to eat), i.e. eats
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