German

Noun

Ja n

1. a yes

Antonyms

• Nein

English

Alternative forms

• ya

Adverb

ja ‎(not comparable)

1. (chiefly South Africa, informal) yes

Derived terms

• ja well no fine

Anagrams

• aj

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch ja.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jaː/

Adverb

ja

1. yes

Assan

Etymology

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

Pronoun

ja

1. I (first-person singular subjective)

Synonyms

• aj

Related terms

• ajun

Catalan

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

Derived terms

• ja que

Central Melanau

Alternative forms

• je-

Numeral

ja

1. (cardinal) one

Synonyms

• satu

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse já ‎(“yes”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ja/, [ja] or IPA^(key): /jar/, [jæɐ̯]

Interjection

ja

1. yes

Antonyms

• nej

Related terms

• jo

Noun

ja n (singular definite jaet, plural indefinite jaer)

1. yes

Inflection

Dimasa

Noun

já

1. foot

Derived terms

• jaga

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jaː/

Etymology

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

Adverb

ja

1. yes

   Wil je met ons meegaan? — Ja, graag!

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

Synonyms

• jep

Antonyms

• nee, neen

Derived terms

• jawel

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...

Synonyms

• jawoord

Antonyms

• nee

Interjection

ja

1. yes!

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

   Yes! he screamed loudly when they scored a goal.

Synonyms

• yes

Esperanto

Etymology

From German ja.

Adverb

ja

1. indeed

Estonian

Etymology

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

Conjunction

ja

1. and

Synonyms

• ning

Faroese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jɛaː/

Adverb

ja

1. yes

Antonyms

• nei, neiggj

Related terms

• jú, júgv

Noun

ja n (genitive singular jas, plural ja)

1. yes

Declension

Finnish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjɑ/
• Hyphenation: ja

Conjunction

ja

1. (coordinating) and

Synonyms

• sekä (used when listing things — not when joining clauses)

References

• Häkkinen, Kaisa (2004-2005). Nykysuomen etymologinen sanakirja. Juva: WSOY. ISBN 951-0-27108-X.

German

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/
• 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.”

Usage notes

• (yes): Ja is used to indicate agreement with a positive statement. To contradict a negative statement (where English would use “yes”), doch is used instead.
• (obviously): Ja means roughly the same as English obviously or as you know, but given its shortness it is used much more frequently. In colloquial German, ja is used in almost every statement of a fact already known to the one addressed.

Synonyms

• (yes): jawohl
• (obviously): doch, bekanntlich

Antonyms

• nein

Derived terms

• bejahen
• Ja
• jein

Interjection

ja

1. yes

Synonyms

• (yes): jawohl

Antonyms

• (yes): nein

Gothic

Romanization

ja

1. Romanization of 𐌾𐌰

Guerrero Amuzgo

Adjective

ja

1. heavy

Pronoun

ja

1. I

Hungarian

Pronunciation

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

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.

Synonyms

• (approval): aha, ühüm, jaja

Ido

Adverb

ja

1. already

Japanese

Romanization

ja

1. rōmaji reading of じゃ
2. rōmaji reading of ジャ

Latvian

Conjunction

ja

1. if
2. in case

Lithuanian

Pronoun

ja f

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

Lojban

Cmavo

ja ‎(rafsi jav)

1. (conjunction) or, and/or. Joins two predicate words (selbri) into a compound predicate (which is also a selbri).

Derived terms

• .ija
• janai

Related terms

• .a
• ga
• gi'a
• gu'a

Lower Sorbian

Etymology

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

Pronoun

ja sg

1. I

Declension

Lule Sami

Etymology

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

Conjunction

ja

1. and

North Frisian

Pronoun

ja

1. (Sylt and Mooring) they

Synonyms

• djo (Heligolandic)
• jo (Amrum and Fering)
• jä (Halligen, Hoorning and Wiedingharde)

Northern Sami

Etymology

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

Conjunction

ja

1. and

Norwegian

Pronunciation

Adverb

ja

1. yes

Antonyms

• nei

Related terms

• jo

Interjection

ja

1. yes

Noun

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

1. yes

Old French

Etymology

From Latin iam

Adverb

ja

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

References

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

Pite Sami

Etymology

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

Conjunction

ja

1. and

Polish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ja/

Pronoun

ja

1. I; first-person pronoun

Declension

See also

• sobie - myself
• Appendix:Polish pronouns

Portuguese

Adverb

ja (not comparable)

1. Obsolete spelling of já

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jâː/

Pronoun

jȃ ‎(Cyrillic spelling ја̑)

1. I

   Ja sam učio. — I have studied.

2. me

   Ovo sam ja. — This is me.

Declension

Etymology 2

Borrowing from German ja.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jâ/

Adverb

jȁ ‎(Cyrillic spelling ја̏)

1. (colloquial, regional) yes, yeah

Etymology 3

Interjection

ja

1. (archaic) Alternative form of jao
   • 1891, recorded by Vuk Stefanović Karadžić, Srpske narodne pjesme:

     Ja Ivane, mio pobratime!

     O woe, Ivan, dear blood-brother!

Silesian

Adverb

ja

1. yes

Antonyms

• ńy

Slovak

Etymology

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

Pronoun

ja

1. I (first person singular)

Declension

Usage notes

Following prepositions, ma and mi are replaced by mňa and mne respectively.

See also

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

Anagrams

• aj

References

• ja in Slovak dictionaries at korpus.sk

Slovene

Etymology 1

Borrowing from German ja.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjàː/, /ˈjáː/
• Tonal orthography: já, jȃ

Particle

já

1. (informal) yes

Synonyms

• dà

Antonyms

• nè

Etymology 2

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

Pronoun

ja

1. (dialectal) I

   Ja sem Slovenec.‎

   I am Slovenian.

Synonyms

• jaz (Standard)
• jst (dialectal)

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xa/

Interjection

ja

1. representation of laughter, ha

   Also used repeatedly: jaja, jajaja

Swahili

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu [Term?]. Compare Zulu -za.

Verb

-ja ‎(infinitive kuja)

1. to come

Conjugation

Usage notes

• Has an irregular imperative form:

• njoo! — come! (pl. njooni!)

Swedish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jɑː/, /ja/, /ɑː/

Adverb

ja (not comparable)

1. yes

Synonyms

• japp

Antonyms

• nej

Related terms

• jo

Noun

ja n

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

Declension

Tswana

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dʒa/

Verb

go ja (past jelê)

1. to eat

Tz'utujil

Article

ja

1. the

Alternative forms

• jar

Upper Sorbian

Etymology

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

Pronoun

ja

1. I

Zialo

Noun

ja

1. water

References

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