я

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See also: Я, я̆, and Appendix:Variations of "r"
Character  я 
Unicode name CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER YA
Unicode block Cyrillic
Codepoint U+044F

Belarusian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronoun[edit]

я • ‎(ja)

  1. I (first-person singular subject pronoun)

Declension[edit]

Declension of я
singular plural
nominative
(назоўны)		 я
ja		 мы
my
genitive
(родны)		 мяне́
mjanjé		 нас
nas
dative
(давальны)		 мне
mnje		 нам
nam
accusative
(вінавальны)		 мяне́
mjanjé		 нас
nas
instrumental
(творны)		 мной, (мно́ю)
mnoj, (mnóju)		 на́мі
námi
locative
(месны)		 аба мне
aba mnje		 аб нас
ab nas

See also[edit]

Belarusian personal pronouns
singular plural
1st person я ‎(ja) мы ‎(my)
2nd person familiar ты ‎(ty) вы ‎(vy)
polite вы ‎(vy), Вы ‎(Vy)
3rd person m ён ‎(jón) яны́ ‎(janý)
f яна́ ‎(janá)
n яно́ ‎(janó)
reflexive сябе́ ‎(sjabjé), сабе́ ‎(sabjé), сабо́й ‎(sabój) - oblique forms of сам ‎(sam) (sam)
  • Letter styles

  • Cyrillic letter Я я, normal above, italics below.

  • Handwritten forms

Bulgarian[edit]

Pronunciation 1[edit]

Pronoun[edit]

я • ‎(ja) f

  1. Short form of the third-person singular feminine pronoun in the accusative case, used as the direct object of a verb, translated as her when the noun is animate, and as it when the noun is inanimate.
    Познаваш ли я?‎
    Poznavaš li ja?
    Do you know her?
    Беше я срам от поведението ѝ.‎
    Beše ja sram ot povedenieto ì.
    She was ashamed of her behaviour.
    Стефан смачка бележката на топка и я хвърли в огъня.‎
    Stefan smačka beležkata na topka i ja hvǎrli v ogǎnja.
    Stefan crumpled the note up into a ball and threw it on the fire.
Related terms[edit]
Bulgarian personal pronouns
Number Person Gender Nominative
(subject)		 Accusative
(direct complement)		 Dative
(indirect complement)		 Prepositional
Full Short Full Short
Singular First — аз (az) мен (men)
мене (méne)		 ме (me) мене (méne) ми (mi) мен (men)
мене (méne)
Second Informal ти (ti) теб (teb)
тебе (tébe)		 те (te) тебе (tébe) ти (ti) теб (teb)
тебе (tébe)
Formal Вие (Víe) Вас (Vas) Ви (Vi) Вам (Vam) Ви (Vi) Вас (Vas)
Third Masculine той (toj) него (négo) го (go) нему (nému) му (mu) него (négo)
Feminine тя (tja) нея (néja) я (ja) ней (nej) ѝ (ì) нея (néja)
Neuter то (to) него (négo) го (go) нему (nému) му (mu) него (négo)
Plural First — ние (níe)
ний (nij)		 нас (nas) ни (ni) нам (nam) ни (ni) нас (nas)
Second Informal вие (víe)
вий (vij)		 вас (vas) ви (vi) вам (vam) ви (vi) вас (vas)
Formal Вие (Víe) Вас (Vas) Ви (Vi) Вам (Vam) Ви (Vi) Вас (Vas)
Third — те (te) тях (tjah) ги (gi) тям (tjam) им (im) тях (tjah)

Pronunciation 2[edit]

Letter[edit]

я • ‎(ja) ‎(lower case, upper case Я)

  1. The thirtieth and last letter of the Bulgarian Cyrillic alphabet. Its name is я (ja), it indicates palatalization when used after a consonant and the semivowel j + the vowel a, otherwise. It is preceded by Ю.
  • Letter styles

  • Cyrillic letter Я я, normal above, italics below.

  • Handwritten forms

Particle[edit]

я • ‎(ja)

  1. (colloquial) Used in imperative sentence for emphasis.
    Я да видя!‎
    Ja da vidja!
    Let me see!
    Я ти да се махаш от тук!‎
    Ja ti da se mahaš ot tuk!
    Out of the way, you!
  2. (colloquial) Used to emphasize that what has just been said is true.
    A: Няма повече мляко в хладилника.
    B: Няма, я!    ‎
    A: Njama poveče mljako v hladilnika.
    B: Njama, ja!
    A: There isn't any milk left in the fridge.
    B: You're damn right there isn't!

Conjunction[edit]

я • ‎(ja)

  1. (colloquial) Used to introduce two alternative options; either, or.
    Я има вода, я няма.‎
    Ja ima voda, ja njama.
    Either there is water or there isn't.
    Я се върне, я не.‎
    Ja se vǎrne, ja ne.
    He'll either come back or he won't.

Interjection[edit]

я • ‎(ja)

  1. Used to express surprise, wonder or amazement; oh.
    Я, не знаех, че си бил тук.‎
    Ja, ne znaeh, če si bil tuk.
    Oh, I didn't know you were here.
    Я, колко хубави цветя!‎
    Ja, kolko hubavi cvetja!
    Oh, how beautiful these flowers are!

Russian[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Letter[edit]

Wikipedia has an article on:

Wikipedia

я • ‎(ja) ‎(lower case, upper case Я)

  1. 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 ‎(Ju).
See also[edit]
  • Search en.wiktionary.org for articles beginning with: Я, я
  • Letter styles

  • Cyrillic letter Я я, normal above, italics below.

  • Handwritten forms

Noun[edit]

я • ‎(ja) n inan ‎(indeclinable)

  1. The Cyrillic letter Я ‎(Ja), я ‎(ja).

Etymology 2[edit]

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

Pronoun[edit]

я • ‎(ja)

  1. I (first-person singular subject pronoun)
    Я ру́сский‎ ― Ja rússkij ― I am Russian.
Declension[edit]
Declension of 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)		 оно́
(onó)		 она́
(oná)		 мы
(my)		 вы
(vy)		 они́
(oní)
genitive меня́
(menjá)		 тебя́
(tebjá)		 его́, него́1 2
(jevó, nevó1 2)		 её, неё1
(jejó, nejó1)		 нас
(nas)		 вас
(vas)		 их, них1
(ix, nix1)		 себя́
(sebjá)
dative мне
(mne)		 тебе́
(tebé)		 ему́, нему́1
(jemú, nemú1)		 ей, ней1
(jej, nej1)		 нам
(nam)		 вам
(vam)		 им, ним1
(im, nim1)		 себе́
(sebé)
accusative меня́
(menjá)		 тебя́
(tebjá)		 его́, него́1 2
(jevó, nevó1 2)		 её, неё1
(jejó, nejó1)		 нас
(nas)		 вас
(vas)		 их, них1
(ix, nix1)		 себя́
(sebjá)
instrumental мной, мно́ю4
(mnoj, mnóju4)		 тобо́й, тобо́ю4
(tobój, tobóju4)		 им, ним1
(im, nim1)		 ей, е́ю4, ней1, не́ю1 4
(jej, jéju4, nej1, néju1 4)		 на́ми
(námi)		 ва́ми
(vámi)		 и́ми, ни́ми1
(ími, ními1)		 собо́й, собо́ю4
(sobój, sobóju4)
prepositional3 мне
(mne)		 тебе́
(tebé)		 нём1
(njom1)		 ней1
(nej1)		 нас
(nas)		 вас
(vas)		 них1
(nix1)		 себе́
(sebé)
  1. The alternative forms starting with "н-" (n-) are used after a preposition.
  2. Letter "г" (g) in the genitive/accusative case ending is pronounced as /v/
  3. The prepositional case is never used without a preposition
  4. Instrumental forms ending in "-ю" (ju) are either dated, poetic, or dialectal.
Related terms[edit]
See also[edit]

Ukrainian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

Pronoun[edit]

я • ‎(ja)

  1. I (first-person singular subject pronoun)

Declension[edit]

Declension of я
singular
nominative я
ja
genitive мене́, ме́не
mené, méne
dative мені́
mení
accusative мене
mene
instrumental мно́ю
mnóju
locative мені́
mení
vocative —
—

See also[edit]

Ukrainian personal pronouns
singular plural
1st person я ‎(ja) (ja) ми ‎(my) (my)
2nd person familiar ти ‎(ty) (ty) ви ‎(vy) (vy)
polite ви ‎(vy) (vy), Ви ‎(Vy) (Vy)
3rd person m він ‎(vin) (vin) вони ‎(vony) (voný)
f вона ‎(vona) (voná)
n воно ‎(vono) (vonó)
reflexive себе ‎(sebe) (sebé), собі ‎(sobi) (sobí), собою ‎(soboju) (sobóju) - oblique forms of сам ‎(sam) (sam)
  • Letter styles

  • Cyrillic letter Я я, normal above, italics below.

  • Handwritten forms

References[edit]

  • Bilodid I. K., editor (1970–1980), “я”, in Slovnyk ukrajinsʹkoji movy, Kiev: Naukova Dumka
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