ja

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

• ya

ja (not comparable)

1. (chiefly South Africa, informal) yes

• ja well no fine

From the Revised Romanization of Korean 자 (ja)

• cha

ja (plural jas or ja)

1. (Korean units of measure) Synonym of Korean foot: a traditional unit of length equivalent to about 30.3 cm.

• AJ, aj

From Dutch ja.

• IPA^(key): /jaː/

ja

1. yes

• jaa, jä

From Old High German ja, jā, from Proto-Germanic *ja. Cognate with German ja, Dutch ja, English yea, Swedish ja.

ja

1. (Uri) yes

• “ja” in Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & co., page 13.

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

ja

1. I (first-person singular subjective)

• aj

• ajun

From Latin iam.

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

ja

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

• ja que

• je-

ja

1. one

• satu

From Middle High German ja, from Old High German ja, jā, from Proto-Germanic *ja. Cognate with German ja, Dutch ja, English yea, Icelandic já.

ja

1. (Sette Comuni) yes

• “ja” in Martalar, Umberto Martello; Bellotto, Alfonso (1974) Dizionario della lingua Cimbra dei Sette Communi vicentini, 1st edition, Roana, Italy: Instituto di Cultura Cimbra A. Dal Pozzo

From Old Norse já (“yes”).

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

ja

1. yes

• nej

• jo

ja n (singular definite jaet, plural indefinite jaer)

1. yes

já

1. foot

• jaga

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

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• IPA^(key): /jaː/

ja

1. yes

   Wil je met ons meegaan? — Ja, graag!

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

• jep

• nee, neen

• jawel

ja m or 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...

• jawoord

• nee

ja

1. yes!

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

   Yes! he screamed loudly when they scored a goal.

• yes

From German ja. Compare Danish jo, Swedish ju.

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ja

1. indeed

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

ja

1. and

• ning

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

• IPA^(key): /jɛaː/

ja

1. yes

• nei, neiggj

• jú, júgv

ja n (genitive singular jas, plural ja)

1. yes

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈjɑ/, [ˈjɑ]

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• Hyphenation: ja

ja

1. (coordinating) and

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

ja

1. AND (logic gate or connector)

Rarely inflected; if inflection is necessary, it is used as a first component in a compound, such as JA-portti ("AND gate").

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

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.

• IPA^(key): /jaː/

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

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.

• (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 most statements of facts already known to the one addressed.

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

• nein

• bejahen
• Ja
• jein

ja

1. yes

• (yes): jawohl

• (yes): nein

• ja in Duden online

ja

1. Romanization of 𐌾𐌰

ja

1. heavy

ja

1. I

• IPA^(key): /jaː/, [jɑː]

From Old Norse ek. Compare Swedish jag.

• jag (Fårö and Lau dialects)

ja

1. I (first-person singular pronoun)

From Old Norse já

ja

1. yes

Uncertain or stalling answer; jo is used for yes-no questions

• (used for yes-no questions) jo, jå (Lau dialect)

ja

1. yes

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

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

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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.

• (approval): aha, ühüm, jaja

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

• IPA^(key): /ʒa/

ja

1. already

• ya

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

ja

1. and

ja

1. Rōmaji transcription of じゃ
2. Rōmaji transcription of ジャ
3. Rōmaji transcription of ぢゃ
4. Rōmaji transcription of ヂャ

ja

1. if
2. in case

ja f

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

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

ja sg

1. I

From Proto-Germanic *jahw (“and”).

ja

1. and

• Entry 44670 in Álgu database

• IPA^(key): /ja/

ja

1. (Sylt and Mooring) they

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

From Proto-Germanic *jahw (“and”).

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈja/

ja

1. and

• Entry 31376 in Álgu database

From Old Norse já

• IPA^(key): /jɑː/

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ja

1. yes

• nei

• jo
• jaja
• jada

ja

1. yes

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

1. yes

• “ja” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

From Old Norse já

ja

1. yes

• nei

• jo

ja

1. yes

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

1. yes

• “ja” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

From Latin iam

ja

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

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

• ya

Compare German ja, Dutch ja, Swedish ja.

ja

1. yes, yeah

From Proto-Germanic *jahw (“and”).

ja

1. and

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

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

• IPA^(key): /ja/

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ja

1. I (first-person pronoun)

   Ja chcę mieć przyjaciół.

   I want to have friends.

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.

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

• ja in Polish dictionaries at PWN

ja (not comparable)

1. Obsolete spelling of já

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

• IPA^(key): /jâː/

jȃ (Cyrillic spelling ја̑)

1. I

   Ja sam učio. ― I have studied.

2. me

   Ovo sam ja. ― This is me.

Borrowed from German ja.

• IPA^(key): /jâ/

jȁ (Cyrillic spelling ја̏)

1. (colloquial, regional) yes, yeah

ja

1. (archaic) Alternative form of jao.
   • 1891, Srpske narodne pjesme:

Ja Ivane, mio pobratime!

O woe, Ivan, dear blood-brother!

ja

1. yes

• ńy

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈja/

ja

1. I (first person singular)

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

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

• ja in Slovak dictionaries at korpus.sk

• aj

Borrowed from German ja.

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

já

1. (informal) yes

• dà

• nè

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

ja

1. (dialectal) I

   Ja sem Slovenec.

   I am Slovenian.

• jaz (Standard)
• jst (dialectal)

• IPA^(key): /xa/

ja

1. representation of laughter, ha

   Also used repeatedly: jaja, jajaja

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

-ja (infinitive kuja)

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

• Verbal derivations:
  • Applicative: -jia

• Nominal derivations:
  • mja (“comer, visitor; male servant”)
  • ujaji (“arrival”)

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

• IPA^(key): /jɑː/, (Scania) /jaː/, /ja/

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ja (not comparable)

1. yes

• japp

• nej

• jo
• nja
• tja
• jaha
• jaja

• IPA^(key): /jɑː/, (Scania) /jaː/

ja n

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

• IPA^(key): /jɑː/

See jag.

ja

1. (colloquial, text messaging) Pronunciation spelling of jag.

From Proto-Bantu *-dɪ́a.

• IPA^(key): /dʒa/

go ja (past jelê)

1. to eat

• jar

ja

1. the

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

ja

1. I

• IPA^(key): /ja/, /jaː/

ja

1. yes

• jawis

• “ja”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011

ja

1. water

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