je

second-person singular present indicative of jam


je

The traditional form is i but je is found as early as in the first recorded texts in Bourguignon. However nowadays, it is rare to find it, most speakers saying i as it is a typical feature of Bourguignon.


je

third-person singular/plural accusative of ono

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *jь, *ja, *je, originally from Proto-Indo-European *eno-, *ono-, *no-.


je

third-person singular present indicative of být

Formerly jest, from Proto-Slavic *estь, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁es-.


je

Wat doe je daar?

subjective unstressed form of jij (“you (singular)”)

Ik doe dit wel voor je.

Hoe gaat het met je? — Goed. En met jou?

How are you? — I'm good. What about you?

objective unstressed form of jij (“you (singular)”)

Wat doe je daar?

subjective unstressed form of jullie (“you (plural), y'all”)

Ik doe dit wel voor je.

objective unstressed form of jullie (“you (plural), y'all”)

Je mag hier niet zwemmen.

In dat restaurant kun je heerlijk eten.

There is great food to be had in that restaurant.

„Als je als directeur ondernemend van aard bent en je kunt goed leidinggeven, dan ben je natuurlijk wel gelukkig met meer vrijheid. Maar dat geldt voor veel directeuren niet.(...)"

1995 May 23, Marleen Barth, “'Politiek moet leren luisteren naar scholen' ['Politicians must learn to listen to schools']”, in Trouw, page 4:

"If a headteacher is entrepreneurial by nature and if he or she is a good manager, they'll obviously be happy with more freedom. But this does not apply to many headteachers.(...)"

(indefinite personal pronoun, informal) one, people, you, someone, anyone; an unspecified individual or group of individuals (as subject or object)

Je gaat wel even een moeilijk periode door, maar je zoekt toch naar een oplossing.

I did go through a difficult period, but I looked for a solution nonetheless.

Het echtpaar Duijm uit Spijkenisse toog zo'n vier maanden geleden naar de Kamer van Koophandel omdat meneer en mevrouw wel wat zagen in een strijkservice. (...) „Voor ƒ 58 inschrijfgeld waren we plotseling directeur en directrice. Na afloop voel je weer de frisse lucht buiten en dan denk je wel even: waar zijn we aan begonnen?"

1994 December 31, Wang An Oe, “'Voor een paar tientjes was ik ineens directeur' ['For a couple of tenners, I suddenly became a CEO']”, in Leeuwarder Courant, page 17:

About four months ago, Mr and Mrs Duijm from Spijkenisse went to the Chamber of Commerce because the couple saw business potential for an ironing service. (...) "For a ƒ58 registration fee, we were suddenly CEOs. Afterwards, I felt the fresh outside air again and at that moment I did think to myself: what did we get ourselves into?"

Hoe gaat het nou?
Slecht !... Ja, je hebt toch net je moeder begraven, hè

2022 October 31, Gummbah, De Volkskrant (cartoon), retrieved 2022-11-23:

How are things?
Bad! After all, I just buried my mother, right?

(personal pronoun, colloquial) I, one; used to talk about oneself indirectly, especially about feelings or personal experiences

ik (first-person personal pronoun singular stressed subjective)
'k (first-person personal pronoun singular subjective unstressed)
mij (first-person objective personal pronoun singular stressed)
me (first-person objective personal pronoun singular unstressed)
mijn (first-person personal possessive pronoun singular stressed)
m'n (first-person personal possessive pronoun singular unstressed)
mijne (first-person personal possessive predicative pronoun)
me (first-person personal possessive predicative pronoun reflexive)
mijner (archaic first-person genitive personal predicative pronoun)
mijns (archaic first-person genitive personal predicative pronoun)
jij (personal pronoun second-person singular stressed subjective)
je (personal pronoun second-person singular subjective unstressed)
jou (objective personal pronoun second-person singular stressed)
je (objective personal pronoun second-person singular unstressed)
jouw (personal possessive pronoun second-person singular stressed)
je (personal possessive pronoun second-person singular unstressed)
jouwe (personal possessive predicative pronoun second-person)
je (personal possessive predicative pronoun reflexive second-person)
jouwer (archaic genitive personal predicative pronoun second-person)
jouws (archaic genitive personal predicative pronoun second-person)
gij (archaic dialectal personal pronoun second-person singular stressed subjective)
ge (archaic dialectal personal pronoun second-person singular subjective unstressed)
u (archaic dialectal objective personal pronoun second-person singular stressed)
uw (archaic dialectal personal possessive pronoun second-person singular stressed)
uwe (archaic dialectal personal possessive predicative pronoun second-person)
u (archaic dialectal personal possessive predicative pronoun reflexive second-person)
uwer (archaic dialectal genitive personal predicative pronoun second-person)
uws (archaic dialectal genitive personal predicative pronoun second-person)
u (formal personal pronoun second-person singular stressed subjective)
u (formal objective personal pronoun second-person singular stressed)
uw (formal personal possessive pronoun second-person singular stressed)
uwe (formal personal possessive predicative pronoun second-person)
u (formal personal possessive predicative pronoun reflexive second-person)
zich (formal personal possessive predicative pronoun reflexive second-person)
uwer (archaic formal genitive personal predicative pronoun second-person)
uws (archaic formal genitive personal predicative pronoun second-person)
hij (masculine personal pronoun singular stressed subjective third-person)
ie (masculine personal pronoun singular subjective third-person unstressed)
hem (masculine objective personal pronoun singular stressed third-person)
'm (masculine objective personal pronoun singular third-person unstressed)
zijn (masculine personal possessive pronoun singular stressed third-person)
z'n (masculine personal possessive pronoun singular third-person unstressed)
zijne (masculine personal possessive predicative pronoun third-person)
zich (masculine personal possessive predicative pronoun reflexive third-person)
zijner (archaic genitive masculine personal predicative pronoun third-person)
zijns (archaic genitive masculine personal predicative pronoun third-person)
zij (feminine personal pronoun singular stressed subjective third-person)
ze (feminine personal pronoun singular subjective third-person unstressed)
haar (feminine objective personal pronoun singular stressed third-person)
h'r (feminine objective personal pronoun singular third-person unstressed)
'r (feminine objective personal pronoun singular third-person unstressed)
d'r (feminine objective personal pronoun singular third-person unstressed)
haar (feminine personal possessive pronoun singular stressed third-person)
h'r (feminine personal possessive pronoun singular third-person unstressed)
'r (feminine personal possessive pronoun singular third-person unstressed)
d'r (feminine personal possessive pronoun singular third-person unstressed)
hare (feminine personal possessive predicative pronoun third-person)
zich (feminine personal possessive predicative pronoun reflexive third-person)
harer (archaic feminine genitive personal predicative pronoun third-person)
haars (archaic feminine genitive personal predicative pronoun third-person)
het (neuter personal pronoun singular stressed subjective third-person)
't (neuter personal pronoun singular subjective third-person unstressed)
het (neuter objective personal pronoun singular stressed third-person)
't (neuter objective personal pronoun singular third-person unstressed)
zijn (neuter personal possessive pronoun singular stressed third-person)
z'n (neuter personal possessive pronoun singular third-person unstressed)
zijne (neuter personal possessive predicative pronoun third-person)
zich (neuter personal possessive predicative pronoun reflexive third-person)
zijner (archaic genitive neuter personal predicative pronoun third-person)
zijns (archaic genitive neuter personal predicative pronoun third-person)
wij (first-person personal plural pronoun stressed)
we (first-person personal plural pronoun unstressed)
ons (first-person personal plural pronoun stressed)
onze (first-person personal plural pronoun stressed)
onze (first-person personal plural possessive predicative pronoun)
ons (first-person personal plural possessive predicative pronoun reflexive)
onzer (archaic first-person genitive personal plural predicative pronoun)
onzes (archaic first-person genitive personal plural predicative pronoun)
jullie (personal plural pronoun second-person stressed)
je (personal plural pronoun second-person unstressed)
je (personal plural possessive predicative pronoun reflexive second-person)
gij (archaic dialectal personal plural pronoun second-person stressed)
ge (archaic dialectal personal plural pronoun second-person unstressed)
u (archaic dialectal personal plural pronoun second-person stressed)
uw (archaic dialectal personal plural pronoun second-person stressed)
uwe (archaic dialectal personal plural possessive predicative pronoun second-person)
u (archaic dialectal personal plural possessive predicative pronoun reflexive second-person)
uwer (archaic dialectal genitive personal plural predicative pronoun second-person)
uws (archaic dialectal genitive personal plural predicative pronoun second-person)
u (formal personal plural pronoun second-person stressed)
uw (formal personal plural pronoun second-person stressed)
uwe (formal personal plural possessive predicative pronoun second-person)
u (formal personal plural possessive predicative pronoun reflexive second-person)
zich (formal personal plural possessive predicative pronoun reflexive second-person)
uwer (archaic formal genitive personal plural predicative pronoun second-person)
uws (archaic formal genitive personal plural predicative pronoun second-person)
zij (personal plural pronoun stressed third-person)
ze (personal plural pronoun third-person unstressed)
hen (personal plural pronoun stressed third-person)
hun (personal plural pronoun stressed third-person)
hunne (personal plural possessive predicative pronoun third-person)
zich (personal plural possessive predicative pronoun reflexive third-person)
hunner (archaic genitive personal plural predicative pronoun third-person)
huns (archaic genitive personal plural predicative pronoun third-person)

Jersey Dutch: je


je

Neem je boek en maak die oefening.

possessive unstressed form of jij (“you (singular)”): your (singular)

Neem je boeken en maak die oefening.

possessive unstressed form of jullie (“you (plural), y'all”): your (plural), y'all's


je

Heb je je gewassen?

reflexive of jij (“you (singular)”): yourself

Hebben jullie je goed voorbereid?

reflexive of jullie (“you (plural), y'all”): yourselves


je

2 Generally preceded by a definite article


je

head

je (first person singular, plural nous, object me, emphatic moi, possessive determiner mon)

nous (plural)
moi (emphatic)
mon (determiner possessive)

3 Also used when a group has both men and women

4 Also used as third person plural reflexive

From Middle French je, from Old French je, from Late Latin eo, from Classical Latin egō̆.


je

Und nun kommt die Reformation selbst. Die größte geistige Umwälzung, die je ein Volk des Abendlandes erlebt hat.

1930, Paul Joachimsen, Der Humanismus und die Entwicklung des deutschen Geistes, in: Deutsche Vierteljahrsschrift für Literaturwissenschaft und Geistesgeschichte, 8, page 467:

And now comes the Reformation itself. The largest spiritual upheaval that was ever experienced by a nation of the Occident.

je mehr, desto besser

je früher, umso besser

(with “desto”, “umso” or (dated) “je”) the


je

Alternative form: zye

From earlier zye, from Saint Dominican Creole French z'yeu, from French les yeux (“the eyes”).


je

(slang, dated) yeah (indicating enthusiastic appreciation, etc.)


je

is-noun

je n (genitive singular jes, nominative plural je)

jes (genitive singular)
je (nominative plural)
je (indefinite nominative singular)
jeið (definite nominative singular)
je (indefinite nominative plural)
jein (definite nominative plural)
je (accusative indefinite singular)
jeið (accusative definite singular)
je (accusative indefinite plural)
jein (accusative definite plural)
jei (dative indefinite singular)
jeinu (dative definite singular)
jeum (dative indefinite plural)
jeunum (dative definite plural)
jes (genitive indefinite singular)
jesins (definite genitive singular)
jea (genitive indefinite plural)
jeanna (definite genitive plural)


je

Latin script
Appendix:Latin script#English

The name of the Latin script letter J/j.


je

The name of the Latin-script letter J/j.

(1901–1947, 1947–1972) Superseded spelling of ye.

From Dutch jee. Doublet of ye. Represented Dutch-derived J (pronounced /j/, modern Y) before 1972.


je

Alternative form of gli (3ʳᵈ-person dative pronoun)


je

The katakana syllable ジェ (je) in Hepburn-like romanization.

The katakana syllable ヂェ (je) in Hepburn-like romanization.


je

you (second-person singular subjective personal pronoun)


je

From Proto-Cariban *ô, *jô; compare Apalaí je, Trió je, Wayana je, Waiwai yo, Akawaio ö, Macushi ye, Pemon ye, Ye'kwana yedü / dhedü, Yao (South America) hoieelii.


je

Phonetic spelling of ja in Johor-Riau Malay, clipping of sahaja or saja.


je

From Proto-Micronesian *tia, from Proto-Oceanic *tian, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tian, from Proto-Austronesian *tiaN.


je

Mboapy'i je oo jepe raka'e.

indicates hearsay or indirect source of information.


je

(pre-1938 or dialectal) alternative form of eg (“I”)

meg (accusative)
me (accusative dialectal)


je

qant je vos voi de tel meniere

Angevin: je

Bourbonnais-Berrichon: je

Bourguignon: i, je

Champenois: ju, je, jou

Franc-Comtois: i

desctree

Middle French: ie, je, i', j' (elided)
French: je, j’
Norman: jeo, je

Gallo: je

Lorrain: i, idj, jge, dje, jé

Orléanais: je

Picard: ej, jou

Poitevin-Saintongeais: jhe

Walloon: dji

Inherited from Late Latin eo, from Classical Latin egō̆.


je

third-person singular present indicative of jeść


je

(colloquial) third-person singular present indicative of być


je

Used to intensify a statement to express it is a known fact; obviously, of course

From Old Frisian jē, from Proto-West Germanic *jā. Cognates include West Frisian ja and German ja. Doublet of jee and jä.


je

is (clitic third-person singular present of bȉti (“to be”))


je

of her (clitic genitive singular of òna (“she”))

her (clitic accusative singular of òna (“she”))

је (Cyrillic)
ȏn (masculine nominative singular)
òna (feminine nominative singular)
òno (neuter nominative singular)
òni (masculine nominative plural)
òne (feminine nominative plural)
òna (neuter nominative plural)
njȅga (genitive masculine singular)
ga (genitive masculine singular)
njȇ (feminine genitive singular)
je (feminine genitive singular)
njȅga (genitive neuter singular)
ga (genitive neuter singular)
njȋh (genitive masculine plural)
ih (genitive masculine plural)
njȋh (feminine genitive plural)
ih (feminine genitive plural)
njȋh (genitive neuter plural)
ih (genitive neuter plural)
njȅmu (dative masculine singular)
mu (dative masculine singular)
njȏj (dative feminine singular)
joj (dative feminine singular)
njȅmu (dative neuter singular)
mu (dative neuter singular)
njȉma (dative masculine plural)
im (dative masculine plural)
njȉma (dative feminine plural)
im (dative feminine plural)
njȉma (dative neuter plural)
im (dative neuter plural)
njȅga (accusative masculine singular)
ga (accusative masculine singular)
nj (accusative masculine singular)
njȗ (accusative feminine singular)
ju (accusative feminine singular)
je (accusative feminine singular)
njȅga (accusative neuter singular)
ga (accusative neuter singular)
nj (accusative neuter singular)
njȋh (accusative masculine plural)
ih (accusative masculine plural)
njȋh (accusative feminine plural)
ih (accusative feminine plural)
njȋh (accusative neuter plural)
ih (accusative neuter plural)
njȅm (locative masculine singular)
njȅmu (locative masculine singular)
njȏj (feminine locative singular)
njȅm (locative neuter singular)
njȅmu (locative neuter singular)
njȉma (locative masculine plural)
njȉma (feminine locative plural)
njȉma (locative neuter plural)
njȋm (instrumental masculine singular)
njíme (instrumental masculine singular)
njȏm (feminine instrumental singular)
njóme (feminine instrumental singular)
njȋm (instrumental neuter singular)
njíme (instrumental neuter singular)
njȉma (instrumental masculine plural)
njȉma (feminine instrumental plural)
njȉma (instrumental neuter plural)


je

third-person singular present indicative of byť

The older jest, derived from Proto-Slavic *estь, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁es-.


je

third-person singular present indicative of jesť

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ěstь, 3rd person singular present form of *ěsti (“to eat”). See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


je

well? now? (used to call attention to a question)


je

umelalaje?

A clitic placed at the end of a verb, meaning how.


je

ana iwaje je kolano osone

Alternative form of waje (“complementizer, that”)


je

The name of the Latin-script letter J/j.

head

je (definite accusative jeyi, plural jeler)

jeyi (accusative definite)
jeler (plural)


je

je (definite accusative jeni, plural jeler)

jeni (accusative definite)
jeler (plural)
je (nominative singular)
jeler (nominative plural)
jäni (accusative singular)
jeleri (accusative plural)
jäniň (genitive singular)
jeleriň (genitive plural)
jä (dative singular)
jelere (dative plural)
jede (locative singular)
jelerde (locative plural)
jeden (ablative singular)
jelerden (ablative plural)


je

Wón je zadołženy.


je

ini je

eme je