jen

See also: Jen, jèn, jën, -jen, jɛ́n, and jèŋ

Czech

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *jenъ. Compare Old Polish jeno.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jɛn/

• Audio:

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Adverb

jen (not comparable)

1. only

Synonyms

• jenom, pouze, toliko

Noun

1. yen (Japanese currency)

Further reading

• Template:R:PSJC
• Template:R:SSJC

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Esperanto

Etymology

Borrowed from German jener. Compare Latin ēn and Hebrew הנה (hiné).

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Particle

jen

1. here is, here are
   • 2005, Luiz Portella, Ŝi estas mia amiko, →ISBN, page 37:

     Mi aĉetis tri bombonojn. Mi jam manĝis unu. Jen du.

     I bought three bonbons. I already ate one. Here are two.

Derived terms

• jena
• jene

Interjection

jen

1. lo, behold

Phrase

jen... jen

1. now ..., now ...

   Jen du, jen tri, antaŭ li falas.

   Now two, now three, before he falls.

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Haitian Creole

Etymology

From French juin (“June”)

Noun

jen

1. June

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Hungarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈjɛn]
• Hyphenation: jen

Noun

jen (plural jenek)

1. yen

Declension

Inflection (stem in -e-, front unrounded harmony)
	singular	plural
nominative	jen	jenek
accusative	jent	jeneket
dative	jennek	jeneknek
instrumental	jennel	jenekkel
causal-final	jenért	jenekért
translative	jenné	jenekké
terminative	jenig	jenekig
essive-formal	jenként	jenekként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	jenben	jenekben
superessive	jenen	jeneken
adessive	jennél	jeneknél
illative	jenbe	jenekbe
sublative	jenre	jenekre
allative	jenhez	jenekhez
elative	jenből	jenekből
delative	jenről	jenekről
ablative	jentől	jenektől
non-attributive possessive - singular	jené	jeneké
non-attributive possessive - plural	jenéi	jenekéi

Possessive forms of jen
possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	jenem	jenjeim
2nd person sing.	jened	jenjeid
3rd person sing.	jenje	jenjei
1st person plural	jenünk	jenjeink
2nd person plural	jenetek	jenjeitek
3rd person plural	jenjük	jenjeik

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Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jɛːn/
• Rhymes: -ɛːn

Noun

jen n (genitive singular jens, nominative plural jen)

1. yen (Japanese unit of currency)

Declension

declension of jen

n-s	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	jen	jenið	jen	jenin
accusative	jen	jenið	jen	jenin
dative	jeni	jeninu	jenum	jenunum
genitive	jens	jensins	jena	jenanna

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Lower Sorbian

Alternative forms

• njen (after preposition)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [jɛn]

Pronoun

jen

1. accusative of wón

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North Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian ēn.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /jɛn/

Numeral

jen

1. (Föhr-Amrum, Sylt) one

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Polish

Etymology

From Japanese 円 (en, “yen, circle”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jɛn/

• audio:

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Noun

1. yen (currency)

Declension

Declension of jen

	singular	plural
nominative	jen	jeny
genitive	jena	jenów
dative	jenowi	jenom
accusative	jena	jeny
instrumental	jenem	jenami
locative	jenie	jenach
vocative	jenie	jeny

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *(j)edinъ.

Numeral

jen

1. (colloquial, Kajkavian, Chakavian) one (1)

Etymology 2

Noun

jen m (Cyrillic spelling јен)

1. yen (currency)

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Slovak

Etymology

From Japanese 円 (en, “yen, circle”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jɛn/

Noun

jen m (genitive singular jenu, nominative plural jeny, genitive plural jenov, declension pattern of dub)

1. yen, Japanese monetary unit and coin.

Declension

Declension of jen

	singular	plural
nominative	jen	jeny
genitive	jenu	jenov
dative	jenu	jenom
accusative	jen	jeny
locative	jene	jenoch
instrumental	jenom	jenmi

Further reading

• “jen”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024