ya

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ya"

English

Etymology 1

Reduced form of you. Compare Dutch je, reduced/unstressed form of jij (“you”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jə/

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Pronoun

ya

1. Eye dialect spelling of you.

   Yo homes, smell ya later!

   • 2011, Byron Douglas, A Journey Through the Life of an Anti-Social, Xlibris, ISBN 9781456874520, chapter 3, 64–65:

     Lola got a shocked look on her face then said, “Ya need to stop actin' jealous if ya aint, and ya can't control what I do. Ya aint my daddy and ya aint my man. I'll see ya tomorrah after work if ya want. Just give me a call, ya have my number”.

Usage notes

Only used in unstressed contexts.

Derived terms

Derived terms

• -cha
• chewie on ya boot
• -ja
• love ya
• see ya

• smell ya later
• there ya go
• whaddaya
• ya think?

See also

• yer

Etymology 2

Apparently from German ja and cognates in other Germanic languages; related to English yeah.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ja/

(Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this pronunciation?)

Interjection

ya

1. (informal) Yeah, yes.

Etymology 3

Variation of hyah.

Interjection

ya

1. (informal) Go. (Spoken to horses and cattle.)

Etymology 4

From Middle English ya, from Old English ġēa, iā (“yea, yes”). More at yea.

Alternative forms

• yaa, yaw, yah, yha

Adverb

ya (not comparable)

1. (Britain dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) yea; yes
   • 1806, Jamieson, Pop. Ballads:

     'Ya, wilt thou!' said Wallace, 'then tak thee that, [...]'

   • 1894, W. G. Stevenson, Puddin' iii.:

     Ya, auld man, ye ken fine ye wad like me.

   • 1896, Ackworth, Clog Shop Chron.:

     Ya, bur 'ee did, [...]

Etymology 5

Adjective

ya

1. Eye dialect spelling of your.

Etymology 6

From Russian я (ja).

Noun

ya (plural yas)

1. A letter of the Cyrillic alphabet: Я, я.

Translations

a letter of the Cyrillic alphabet "Я/я"

• Belarusian: я (be) n (ja)
• Russian: я (ru) n (ja)

• Ukrainian: я (uk) n (ja)

Anagrams

• ay

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Abui

Noun

ya

1. water

References

• František Kratochvíl, A grammar of Abui: a Papuan language of Alor (2007)
• František Kratochvíl, Benidiktus Delpada, Abui-Indonesian-English Dictionary (2008)

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Breton

Particle

1. yes, word used to show agreement or acceptance.

   Ya, gwir eo!

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Chamorro

Conjunction

ya

1. and

Usage notes

Used to indicate causation. To connect two similar words or phrases the alternate yan.

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Eastern Cham

Alternative forms

• ꨢ

Etymology

From Proto-Chamic, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *air, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *wair, from Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi *wair, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *wahiʀ.

Noun

ya (Cham spelling ꨢ)

1. water (clear liquid H₂O)

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Ido

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ja/

Etymology

Borrowing from Esperanto ja.

Adverb

ya

1. indeed

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Indonesian

Interjection

ya

1. yes

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Japanese

Romanization

ya

1. Rōmaji transcription of や
2. Rōmaji transcription of ヤ

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Kesawai

Noun

ya

1. water

Further reading

• Carol Priestley, Talking about space in Koromu
• Carol Priestley, Social categories, shared experience, reciprocity and endangered meanings: examples from Koromu

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Malay

Interjection

ya

1. yes
2. Vocative particle (followed by name):

   Ya Allah!

   O God!

3. grammatical particle for confirmation

   Dia orang kaya ya?

   Is he that rich?

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Mandarin

Romanization

ya (Zhuyin ㄧㄚ˙)

1. Pinyin transcription of 呀
2. Pinyin transcription of 㗇

ya

1. Nonstandard spelling of yā.
2. Nonstandard spelling of yá.
3. Nonstandard spelling of yǎ.
4. Nonstandard spelling of yà.

Usage notes

• English transcriptions of Mandarin speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.

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Sinsauru

Noun

ya

1. water

Further reading

• Johannes A. Z'graggen, A Comparative Word list of the Rai Coast Languages, Madang Province, Papua New Guinea, Pacific Linguistics (1980)

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Spanish

Etymology

From Latin iam. Compare Portuguese já, French déjà and Italian già.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʝa/

Adverb

ya

1. now

   Púlsalo ya. ― Press it now.

   Preparados, listos, ya. ― Ready, set, go.

2. already, yet
3. in the near future; soon
4. immediately
5. anymore; no longer
6. emphatical (similar to the use of English "so" or "oh" as an interjection)

   ¡Ya lo sé! ― I know!

7. (in negatives) only

   no ya... ― not only...

8. (before pero) yes

   ya, pero... ― yes, but...

9. (before que) since, now

   ya que... ― now that...

Synonyms

• (now): ahora, (colloquial) ahorita
• (immediately): ahora mismo

Conjunction

ya ... ya ...

1. first (something) then (something else); first (something), now (something else)

   ¡Ya lluvia ya nieve!

   First rain, now snow!

2. whether (something) or (something else)

   ya sol ya lluvia

   whether sun or rain

Interjection

ya

1. come on!, let's go!

Synonyms

• vamos, vámonos
• adelante
• ándale, órale (Mexico)
• ya po (Chile)

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Swahili

Particle

ya

1. N class inflected form of -a (singular only).
2. Mi class inflected form of -a.
3. Ma class inflected form of -a.

Usage notes

Follows adverbs to make them function as prepositions.

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Turkish

Etymology

From Persian یا (yâ).

Conjunction

ya

1. or

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Volapük

Etymology

Borrowing from Spanish ya (“already”).

Adverb

ya

1. already

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Warao

Noun

ya

1. sun

Synonyms

• hokohi

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Zulu

Etymology

From Proto-Nguni *-ya, from Proto-Bantu *-gɪ̀a.

Verb

-ya

1. (intransitive) to go to, towards [+locative]

Inflection

Tone L
Infinitive	ukuya
	Positive	Negative
Infinitive	ukuya	ukungayi
	Imperative
	Simple	+ object concord
Singular	yiya	yiye
Plural	yiyani	yiyeni
	Present
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngiyaya, ngiya	engiyaya, engiya	ngiya	angiyi	engingayi	ngingayi
2nd singular	uyaya, uya	oyaya, oya	uya	awuyi	ongayi	ungayi
1st plural	siyaya, siya	esiyaya, esiya	siya	asiyi	esingayi	singayi
2nd plural	niyaya, niya	eniyaya, eniya	niya	aniyi	eningayi	ningayi
Class 1	uyaya, uya	oyaya, oya	eya	akayi	ongayi	engayi
Class 2	bayaya, baya	abayaya, abaya	beya	abayi	abangayi	bengayi
Class 3	uyaya, uya	oyaya, oya	uya	awuyi	ongayi	ungayi
Class 4	iyaya, iya	eyaya, eya	iya	ayiyi	engayi	ingayi
Class 5	liyaya, liya	eliyaya, eliya	liya	aliyi	elingayi	lingayi
Class 6	ayaya, aya	ayaya, aya	eya	awayi	angayi	engayi
Class 7	siyaya, siya	esiyaya, esiya	siya	asiyi	esingayi	singayi
Class 8	ziyaya, ziya	eziyaya, eziya	ziya	aziyi	ezingayi	zingayi
Class 9	iyaya, iya	eyaya, eya	iya	ayiyi	engayi	ingayi
Class 10	ziyaya, ziya	eziyaya, eziya	ziya	aziyi	ezingayi	zingayi
Class 11	luyaya, luya	oluyaya, oluya	luya	aluyi	olungayi	lungayi
Class 14	buyaya, buya	obuyaya, obuya	buya	abuyi	obungayi	bungayi
Class 15	kuyaya, kuya	okuyaya, okuya	kuya	akuyi	okungayi	kungayi
Class 17	kuyaya, kuya	okuyaya, okuya	kuya	akuyi	okungayi	kungayi
	Recent past
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngiyile, ngiyē	engiyile, engiyē	ngiyile, ngiyē	angiyanga	engingayanga	ngingayanga
2nd singular	uyile, uyē	oyile, oyē	uyile, uyē	awuyanga	ongayanga	ungayanga
1st plural	siyile, siyē	esiyile, esiyē	siyile, siyē	asiyanga	esingayanga	singayanga
2nd plural	niyile, niyē	eniyile, eniyē	niyile, niyē	aniyanga	eningayanga	ningayanga
Class 1	uyile, uyē	oyile, oyē	eyile, eyē	akayanga	ongayanga	engayanga
Class 2	bayile, bayē	abayile, abayē	beyile, beyē	abayanga	abangayanga	bengayanga
Class 3	uyile, uyē	oyile, oyē	uyile, uyē	awuyanga	ongayanga	ungayanga
Class 4	iyile, iyē	eyile, eyē	iyile, iyē	ayiyanga	engayanga	ingayanga
Class 5	liyile, liyē	eliyile, eliyē	liyile, liyē	aliyanga	elingayanga	lingayanga
Class 6	ayile, ayē	ayile, ayē	eyile, eyē	awayanga	angayanga	engayanga
Class 7	siyile, siyē	esiyile, esiyē	siyile, siyē	asiyanga	esingayanga	singayanga
Class 8	ziyile, ziyē	eziyile, eziyē	ziyile, ziyē	aziyanga	ezingayanga	zingayanga
Class 9	iyile, iyē	eyile, eyē	iyile, iyē	ayiyanga	engayanga	ingayanga
Class 10	ziyile, ziyē	eziyile, eziyē	ziyile, ziyē	aziyanga	ezingayanga	zingayanga
Class 11	luyile, luyē	oluyile, oluyē	luyile, luyē	aluyanga	olungayanga	lungayanga
Class 14	buyile, buyē	obuyile, obuyē	buyile, buyē	abuyanga	obungayanga	bungayanga
Class 15	kuyile, kuyē	okuyile, okuyē	kuyile, kuyē	akuyanga	okungayanga	kungayanga
Class 17	kuyile, kuyē	okuyile, okuyē	kuyile, kuyē	akuyanga	okungayanga	kungayanga
	Remote past
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngāya	engāya	ngāya	angiyanga	engingayanga	ngingayanga
2nd singular	wāya	owāya	wāya	awuyanga	ongayanga	ungayanga
1st plural	sāya	esāya	sāya	asiyanga	esingayanga	singayanga
2nd plural	nāya	enāya	nāya	aniyanga	eningayanga	ningayanga
Class 1	wāya	owāya	āya	akayanga	ongayanga	engayanga
Class 2	bāya	abāya	bāya	abayanga	abangayanga	bengayanga
Class 3	wāya	owāya	wāya	awuyanga	ongayanga	ungayanga
Class 4	yāya	eyāya	yāya	ayiyanga	engayanga	ingayanga
Class 5	lāya	elāya	lāya	aliyanga	elingayanga	lingayanga
Class 6	āya	āya	āya	awayanga	angayanga	engayanga
Class 7	sāya	esāya	sāya	asiyanga	esingayanga	singayanga
Class 8	zāya	ezāya	zāya	aziyanga	ezingayanga	zingayanga
Class 9	yāya	eyāya	yāya	ayiyanga	engayanga	ingayanga
Class 10	zāya	ezāya	zāya	aziyanga	ezingayanga	zingayanga
Class 11	lwāya	olwāya	lwāya	aluyanga	olungayanga	lungayanga
Class 14	bāya	obāya	bāya	abuyanga	obungayanga	bungayanga
Class 15	kwāya	okwāya	kwāya	akuyanga	okungayanga	kungayanga
Class 17	kwāya	okwāya	kwāya	akuyanga	okungayanga	kungayanga
	Potential
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngingaya	—	ngingaya	ngingeye	—	ngingeye
2nd singular	ungaya	—	ungaya	ungeye	—	ungeye
1st plural	singaya	—	singaya	singeye	—	singeye
2nd plural	ningaya	—	ningaya	ningeye	—	ningeye
Class 1	angaya	—	engaya	angeye	—	engeye
Class 2	bangaya	—	bengaya	bangeye	—	bengeye
Class 3	ungaya	—	ungaya	ungeye	—	ungeye
Class 4	ingaya	—	ingaya	ingeye	—	ingeye
Class 5	lingaya	—	lingaya	lingeye	—	lingeye
Class 6	angaya	—	engaya	angeye	—	engeye
Class 7	singaya	—	singaya	singeye	—	singeye
Class 8	zingaya	—	zingaya	zingeye	—	zingeye
Class 9	ingaya	—	ingaya	ingeye	—	ingeye
Class 10	zingaya	—	zingaya	zingeye	—	zingeye
Class 11	lungaya	—	lungaya	lungeye	—	lungeye
Class 14	bungaya	—	bungaya	bungeye	—	bungeye
Class 15	kungaya	—	kungaya	kungeye	—	kungeye
Class 17	kungaya	—	kungaya	kungeye	—	kungeye
	Immediate future
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngizokuya	engizokuya	ngizokuya	angizukuya	—	ngingezukuya
2nd singular	uzokuya	ozokuya	uzokuya	awuzukuya	—	ungezukuya
1st plural	sizokuya	esizokuya	sizokuya	asizukuya	—	singezukuya
2nd plural	nizokuya	enizokuya	nizokuya	anizukuya	—	ningezukuya
Class 1	uzokuya	ozokuya	ezokuya	akazukuya	—	engezukuya
Class 2	bazokuya	abazokuya	bezokuya	abazukuya	—	bengezukuya
Class 3	uzokuya	ozokuya	uzokuya	awuzukuya	—	ungezukuya
Class 4	izokuya	ezokuya	izokuya	ayizukuya	—	ingezukuya
Class 5	lizokuya	elizokuya	lizokuya	alizukuya	—	lingezukuya
Class 6	azokuya	azokuya	ezokuya	awazukuya	—	engezukuya
Class 7	sizokuya	esizokuya	sizokuya	asizukuya	—	singezukuya
Class 8	zizokuya	ezizokuya	zizokuya	azizukuya	—	zingezukuya
Class 9	izokuya	ezokuya	izokuya	ayizukuya	—	ingezukuya
Class 10	zizokuya	ezizokuya	zizokuya	azizukuya	—	zingezukuya
Class 11	luzokuya	oluzokuya	luzokuya	aluzukuya	—	lungezukuya
Class 14	buzokuya	obuzokuya	buzokuya	abuzukuya	—	bungezukuya
Class 15	kuzokuya	okuzokuya	kuzokuya	akuzukuya	—	kungezukuya
Class 17	kuzokuya	okuzokuya	kuzokuya	akuzukuya	—	kungezukuya
	Remote future
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngiyokuya	engiyokuya	ngiyokuya	angiyukuya	—	ngingeyukuya
2nd singular	uyokuya	oyokuya	uyokuya	awuyukuya	—	ungeyukuya
1st plural	siyokuya	esiyokuya	siyokuya	asiyukuya	—	singeyukuya
2nd plural	niyokuya	eniyokuya	niyokuya	aniyukuya	—	ningeyukuya
Class 1	uyokuya	oyokuya	eyokuya	akayukuya	—	engeyukuya
Class 2	bayokuya	abayokuya	beyokuya	abayukuya	—	bengeyukuya
Class 3	uyokuya	oyokuya	uyokuya	awuyukuya	—	ungeyukuya
Class 4	iyokuya	eyokuya	iyokuya	ayiyukuya	—	ingeyukuya
Class 5	liyokuya	eliyokuya	liyokuya	aliyukuya	—	lingeyukuya
Class 6	ayokuya	ayokuya	eyokuya	awayukuya	—	engeyukuya
Class 7	siyokuya	esiyokuya	siyokuya	asiyukuya	—	singeyukuya
Class 8	ziyokuya	eziyokuya	ziyokuya	aziyukuya	—	zingeyukuya
Class 9	iyokuya	eyokuya	iyokuya	ayiyukuya	—	ingeyukuya
Class 10	ziyokuya	eziyokuya	ziyokuya	aziyukuya	—	zingeyukuya
Class 11	luyokuya	oluyokuya	luyokuya	aluyukuya	—	lungeyukuya
Class 14	buyokuya	obuyokuya	buyokuya	abuyukuya	—	bungeyukuya
Class 15	kuyokuya	okuyokuya	kuyokuya	akuyukuya	—	kungeyukuya
Class 17	kuyokuya	okuyokuya	kuyokuya	akuyukuya	—	kungeyukuya
	Present subjunctive
	Positive	Negative
1st singular	ngiye	ngingayi
2nd singular	uye	ungayi
1st plural	siye	singayi
2nd plural	niye	ningayi
Class 1	aye	angayi
Class 2	baye	bangayi
Class 3	uye	ungayi
Class 4	iye	ingayi
Class 5	liye	lingayi
Class 6	aye	angayi
Class 7	siye	singayi
Class 8	ziye	zingayi
Class 9	iye	ingayi
Class 10	ziye	zingayi
Class 11	luye	lungayi
Class 14	buye	bungayi
Class 15	kuye	kungayi
Class 17	kuye	kungayi
	Past subjunctive
	Positive	Negative
1st singular	ngaya	angiya
2nd singular	waya	awuya
1st plural	saya	asiya
2nd plural	naya	aniya
Class 1	waya	akaya
Class 2	baya	abaya
Class 3	waya	awuya
Class 4	yaya	ayiya
Class 5	laya	aliya
Class 6	aya	awaya
Class 7	saya	asiya
Class 8	zaya	aziya
Class 9	yaya	ayiya
Class 10	zaya	aziya
Class 11	lwaya	aluya
Class 14	baya	abuya
Class 15	kwaya	akuya
Class 17	kwaya	akuya

References

• C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “ya”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, ISBN 0 85494 027 8: “ya”