ја

See also: -ја, и-а, -ия, and Appendix:Variations of "ja"
Note: This is written in Cyrillic script. See ja for the Latin-script of the word

Macedonian

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ja]
  • Hyphenation: ја

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *jǫ, cognate to Serbo-Croatian ju.

Pronoun

ја • (ja)

  1. Short direct object form of таа (taa).
    Ја пра́ша ли? ― Ja práša li? ― Did you ask her?

Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *(j)azъ.

Pronoun

ја • (ja)

  1. (dialectal) I
    Synonyms: (standard) јас (jas); (dialectal) ја́ска (jáska); (dialectal) ја́зе (jáze)
    Ја́ сум. ― Já sum. ― I am.

Conjunction

ја • (ja)

  1. either, or

Interjection

ја • (ja)

  1. Used to object to being made a fool of or to attempted deception or trickery; to reject something disagreeable which someone wishes to impose on the speaker.

References
  • “ја” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) [Digital dictionary of the Macedonian language] − drmj.eu

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /jâː/

Pronoun

ја̑ (Latin spelling jȃ)

  1. I
    Ја сам учио. — I have studied.
  2. me
    Ово сам ја. — This is me. (literally This am I)
Declension
Declension of ја
singular plural
nominative ја̑ ми̑
genitive ме̏не, ме на̑с, нас
dative ме̏ни, ми на̏ма, нам
accusative ме̏не, ме на̑с, нас
vocative — ми̑
locative ме̏ни на̏ма
instrumental мно̑м, мно́ме на̏ма

Etymology 2

From German ja.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /jâ/
  • jǽ-jâ (formal)

Adverb

ја̏ (Latin spelling jȁ)

  1. (colloquial) yeah
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