ej
Danish
Etymology 1
See eje (“to own”).
Pronunciation
Verb
ej
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Adverb
ej
Synonyms
Etymology 3
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Pronunciation
Interjection
ej
- (colloquial) used to express surprise, irritation, reproach, annoyance and other emotions
- Ej, hvor er den nuttet!
- Aw, how cute it is!
- Ej, det mener du ikke!
- Urgh, you cannot be serious!
- Ej, hvor er den nuttet!
French
Pronunciation
Pronoun
ej
- (Acadia, Quebec, Louisiana, colloquial) I
Hungarian
Pronunciation
Interjection
ej
- indicates anger, like when telling someone off
- indicates surprise
Related terms
Latvian
Verb
ej
- (deprecated template usage) 2nd person singular present indicative form of iet
- (deprecated template usage) 2nd person singular imperative form of iet
Polish
Etymology
Interjection
ej
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
From hej through elision of the voiceless glottal fricative (h-dropping).
Pronunciation
Interjection
ej
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Norse eigi. Cognate with Icelandic ei.
Pronunciation
Adverb
ej (not comparable)
Usage notes
May also be used over longer synonym inte in informal chatting online because of its shortness.
Synonyms
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