Definitions
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- adverb informal
yes
Etymologies
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Examples
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When Peter Uiberall was named the chief interpreter for most of the first Nuremberg trial, he discovered that other interpreters had been rendering the German word ja always as "yes."
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Béja is author of A la recherche d'une ombre chinoise.
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Hallo Eva, also ich bin ja schon länger da (seit 2002, um genau zu sein), ich habe nur vorher nichts paranormales geschrieben.
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Maahanmuutto on massa maahanmuuton afrikkalainen, islamin ja Aasian ihmisiä, joilla ei ole ymmärrystä siitä, demokratiaa ja niitä vastaan kristinusko (kristittyjä?).
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She stared at hearing that we knew only the word ja, for it made our presence in Germany unaccountable.
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She stared at hearing that we knew only the word ja, for it made our presence in Germany unaccountable.
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What we heard sounded like a language of the rocks and caves, and roots plucked up, a language of gluttons feasting; the word ja was like a door always on the hinge in every mouth.
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What we heard sounded like a language of the rocks and caves, and roots plucked up, a language of gluttons feasting; the word ja was like a door always on the hinge in every mouth.
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She stared at hearing that we knew only the word ja, for it made our presence in Germany unaccountable.
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What we heard sounded like a language of the rocks and caves, and roots plucked up, a language of gluttons feasting; the word ja was like a door always on the hinge in every mouth.
hernesheir commented on the word ja
A Scots term for a jay. Also jay-pyet.
May 23, 2011