ja

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Afrikaans ja (“yes”), from Dutch ja (“yes”). More at yeah.

Etymology 2

From the Revised Romanization of Korean 자 (ja)

Anagrams

• AJ, aj

Etymology

From Dutch ja.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jaː/

Adverb

ja

1. yes

Etymology

From Proto-Yeniseian *ʔaʒ (“I”). Compare Kott ai (“I”), Pumpokol ad (“I”), and Arin aj.

Pronoun

ja

1. I (first-person singular subjective)

Etymology

From Latin iam.

Pronunciation

• (Central) IPA^(key): /ˈʒa/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /ˈja/
• Rhymes: -a

Adverb

ja

1. already, (in negative sentences) any more
2. now, immediately, at once

Alternative forms

• je-

Numeral

ja

1. (cardinal) one

Etymology

From Old Norse já (“yes”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ja/, [jɛ]
• IPA^(key): /jar/, [jæɐ̯]
• Rhymes: -a

Interjection

ja

1. yes

Noun

ja n (singular definite jaet, plural indefinite jaer)

1. yes

Noun

já

1. foot

Etymology

From Middle Dutch ja, from Old Dutch *jā, from Proto-Germanic *ja.

Pronunciation

• audio

  (file)

• IPA^(key): /jaː/

Adverb

ja

1. yes

   Wil je met ons meegaan? — Ja, graag!

   Would you like to come with us? — Yes, I'd love to!

Noun

ja m, n (plural ja's, diminutive jaatje n)

1. yes

   Een ja kan je krijgen, een nee heb je al.

   A yes you can get, a no you already have.

   Het begon met een ja...

   It began with a yes...

Interjection

ja

1. yes!

   "Ja!" riep hij luid toen er een doelpunt viel.

   Yes! he screamed loudly when they scored a goal.

Etymology

From German ja. Compare Danish jo, Swedish ju.

Adverb

ja

1. indeed

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *jahw (“and”); compare Gothic 𐌾𐌰𐌷 (jah), Old High German ja, joh.

Conjunction

ja

1. and

Etymology

From Old Norse já, from Proto-Germanic *ja.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jɛaː/

Adverb

ja

1. yes

Noun

ja n (genitive singular jas, plural ja)

1. yes

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *jahw (“and”); compare Gothic 𐌾𐌰𐌷 (jah), Old High German ja, joh.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjɑ/

• Audio

  (file)

• Hyphenation: ja

Conjunction

ja

1. (coordinating) and

Noun

ja

1. AND (logic gate or connector)

References

• Häkkinen, Kaisa (2004-2005). Nykysuomen etymologinen sanakirja. Juva: WSOY. →ISBN.

Etymology

From Middle High German ja, from Old High German ja, jā (“yes”), from Proto-Germanic *ja (“yes”), from Proto-Indo-European *yē (“already”). Cognate with Dutch ja (“yes”), English yea (“yes, yea”), Latin iam (“already”). More at yes.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jaː/

• audio

  (file)

• Audio

  (file)

• Rhymes: -aː
• Homophone: Jahr (according to a widespread pronunciation of this word)

Adverb

ja

1. yes

   Willst du das? Ja. ― Do you want that? Yes.

   Aber ja! ― Yes, of course!

2. (intensifier) obviously; certainly; of course; really; just; as you know; as is generally known (indicates and emphasises that one is expressing a known fact)

   Es kann ja nicht immer so bleiben. ― It obviously cannot always remain so.

   Der Peter war ja gestern krank. ― Peter was sick yesterday, as you know.

Interjection

ja

1. yes

Further reading

• ja in Duden online

Romanization

ja

1. Romanization of 𐌾𐌰

Adjective

ja

1. heavy

Pronoun

ja

1. I

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jaː/, [jɑː]

Etymology 1

From Old Norse ek. Compare Swedish jag.

Etymology 2

From Old Norse já

References

• "ja" in Gutamålgildes Årdliste
• "ja in Gustavson, H. (red.). 1972-1986. Ordbok över Laumålet på Gotland. Uppsala: AB Lundequistska Bokhandeln.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈjɒ], [ˈjaː] (the long pronunciation is used in case of great surprise)

• Audio

  (file)

Interjection

ja

1. (informal) yep (indicates agreement, approval, or understanding)

   Jössz holnap a meccsre? - Ja.

   Are you coming to the game tomorrow? - Yep.

2. oh (indicates understanding something finally after a misunderstanding or confusion)

   Este nem jár a vonat. - Ja, hát akkor menjünk busszal!

   No train is leaving in the evening. - Oh, well then let's travel by bus!

   Ezt nem is Miki küldte! - Ja, lehet, hogy én értettem félre.

   This was not sent by Miki! - Oh, then I must have misunderstood it.

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian già, French déjà and Spanish ya, from Latin iam, replacing Esperanto jam which is cognate.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʒa/

Adverb

ja

1. already

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *jahw (“and”); compare Gothic 𐌾𐌰𐌷 (jah), Old High German ja, joh. Akin to Finnish ja.

Conjunction

ja

1. and

Romanization

ja

1. Rōmaji transcription of じゃ
2. Rōmaji transcription of ジャ

Conjunction

ja

1. if
2. in case

Pronoun

ja f

1. (third-person singular) instrumental form of ji.

Etymology

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

Pronoun

ja sg

1. I

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *jahw (“and”).

Conjunction

ja

1. and

Further reading

• Entry 44670 in Álgu database

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ja/

Pronoun

ja

1. (Sylt and Mooring) they

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *jahw (“and”).

Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈja/

Conjunction

ja

1. and

Further reading

• Entry 31376 in Álgu database

Etymology

From Old Norse já

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jɑː/

• Audio

  (file)

Adverb

ja

1. yes

Interjection

ja

1. yes

Noun

ja n (definite singular jaet, indefinite plural ja or jaer, definite plural jaa or jaene)

1. yes

References

• “ja” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Etymology

From Old Norse já

Adverb

ja

1. yes

Interjection

ja

1. yes

Noun

ja n (definite singular jaet, indefinite plural ja, definite plural jaa)

1. yes

References

• “ja” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Etymology

From Latin iam

Adverb

ja

1. already
2. as soon as possible
3. quickly
4. (with "ne") never

References

• Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l'ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IX^e au XV^e siècle (1881) (ja)

Alternative forms

• ya

Etymology

Compare German ja, Dutch ja, Swedish ja.

Interjection

ja

1. yes, yeah

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *jahw (“and”).

Conjunction

ja

1. and

Further reading

• ja in Bidumsáme Báhkogirrje (“Pite Sami word list”)
• Entry 34786 in Álgu database

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ja/

• Audio

  (file)

Pronoun

ja

1. I (first-person pronoun)

   Ja chcę mieć przyjaciół.

   I want to have friends.

Notes

Mute forms ("mię", "mi") cannot be used in accented positions in the sentence. "Mię" is considered dated in Standard Polish, but can still be heard in some dialects.

See also

• siebie ("myself")
• Appendix:Polish pronouns

Further reading

• ja in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Adverb

ja (not comparable)

1. Obsolete spelling of já

Etymology 1

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

Etymology 2

Borrowed from German ja.

Etymology 3

Adverb

ja

1. yes

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈja/

Pronoun

ja

1. I (first person singular)

See also

• ty
• on, ona, ono
• my
• vy
• oni, ony

References

• ja in Slovak dictionaries at korpus.sk

Anagrams

• aj

Etymology 1

Borrowed from German ja.

Etymology 2

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xa/

Interjection

ja

1. representation of laughter, ha

   Also used repeatedly: jaja, jajaja

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-jìja. Compare Zulu -za.

Verb

-ja (infinitive kuja)

1. to come
2. going to (followed by an infinitive, future, or subjunctive verb)

Etymology

From Old Norse já, from Proto-Germanic *ja.

Pronunciation

• audio

  (file)

• IPA^(key): /jɔː/, /ja/, /jɑː/

Adverb

ja (not comparable)

1. yes

Noun

ja n

1. a yes, an aye; a positive answer or vote

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu [Term?]. Cognate with Swahili kula, Zulu dla.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dʒa/

Verb

go ja (past jelê)

1. to eat

Alternative forms

• jar

Article

ja

1. the

Etymology

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

Pronoun

ja

1. I

Noun

ja

1. water

References

• Kirill Vladimirovich Babaev, Zialo: the newly-discovered Mande language of Guinea (2010), page 213