"ja" meaning in Esperanto

See ja in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

IPA: [ja]
Etymology: Borrowed from German ja. Compare Polish jo, Yiddish יאָ (yo), English yea. Related to jes. Etymology templates: {{bor|eo|de|ja}} German ja, {{cog|pl|jo}} Polish jo, {{cog|yi|יאָ}} Yiddish יאָ (yo), {{cog|en|yea}} English yea Head templates: {{head|eo|adverb}} ja
  1. emphatic particle; indeed, certainly, surely, after all Derived forms: jes ja (english: yes indeed) Related terms: do (english: therefore, indeed, so), ekzakte (english: exactly), fakte (english: in fact), ĝuste (english: just, right, exactly), reale (english: really, actually), vere (english: truly)
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      "args": {
        "1": "eo",
        "2": "de",
        "3": "ja"
      },
      "expansion": "German ja",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pl",
        "2": "jo"
      },
      "expansion": "Polish jo",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yi",
        "2": "יאָ"
      },
      "expansion": "Yiddish יאָ (yo)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "yea"
      },
      "expansion": "English yea",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from German ja. Compare Polish jo, Yiddish יאָ (yo), English yea. Related to jes.",
  "head_templates": [
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      "args": {
        "1": "eo",
        "2": "adverb"
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      "name": "head"
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  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "ja"
  ],
  "lang": "Esperanto",
  "lang_code": "eo",
  "pos": "adv",
  "senses": [
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      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Esperanto 1894 Universala Vortaro",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
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          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "english": "yes indeed",
          "word": "jes ja"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "But the good Soviet times will never return. After all, they never existed.",
          "ref": "2015, Kalle Kniivilä, “Sopiro al Sovetio [Yearning for the Soviet Union]”, in Krimeo estas nia [Crimea is ours]:",
          "text": "Sed la bona soveta tempo neniam revenos. Ĝi ja neniam ekzistis.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
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        "emphatic particle; indeed, certainly, surely, after all"
      ],
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        [
          "indeed",
          "indeed"
        ],
        [
          "certainly",
          "certainly"
        ],
        [
          "surely",
          "surely"
        ],
        [
          "after all",
          "after all"
        ]
      ],
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        {
          "english": "therefore, indeed, so",
          "word": "do"
        },
        {
          "english": "exactly",
          "word": "ekzakte"
        },
        {
          "english": "in fact",
          "word": "fakte"
        },
        {
          "english": "just, right, exactly",
          "word": "ĝuste"
        },
        {
          "english": "really, actually",
          "word": "reale"
        },
        {
          "english": "truly",
          "word": "vere"
        }
      ]
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  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "[ja]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ja"
}
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  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "yes indeed",
      "word": "jes ja"
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "eo",
        "2": "de",
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      },
      "expansion": "German ja",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pl",
        "2": "jo"
      },
      "expansion": "Polish jo",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yi",
        "2": "יאָ"
      },
      "expansion": "Yiddish יאָ (yo)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "yea"
      },
      "expansion": "English yea",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from German ja. Compare Polish jo, Yiddish יאָ (yo), English yea. Related to jes.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "eo",
        "2": "adverb"
      },
      "expansion": "ja",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "ja"
  ],
  "lang": "Esperanto",
  "lang_code": "eo",
  "pos": "adv",
  "related": [
    {
      "english": "therefore, indeed, so",
      "word": "do"
    },
    {
      "english": "exactly",
      "word": "ekzakte"
    },
    {
      "english": "in fact",
      "word": "fakte"
    },
    {
      "english": "just, right, exactly",
      "word": "ĝuste"
    },
    {
      "english": "really, actually",
      "word": "reale"
    },
    {
      "english": "truly",
      "word": "vere"
    }
  ],
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        "Esperanto BRO1",
        "Esperanto adverbs",
        "Esperanto entries with incorrect language header",
        "Esperanto lemmas",
        "Esperanto terms borrowed from German",
        "Esperanto terms derived from German",
        "Esperanto terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Esperanto terms with audio pronunciation",
        "Esperanto terms with quotations",
        "Pages with 69 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Words approved by the Akademio de Esperanto"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "But the good Soviet times will never return. After all, they never existed.",
          "ref": "2015, Kalle Kniivilä, “Sopiro al Sovetio [Yearning for the Soviet Union]”, in Krimeo estas nia [Crimea is ours]:",
          "text": "Sed la bona soveta tempo neniam revenos. Ĝi ja neniam ekzistis.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "emphatic particle; indeed, certainly, surely, after all"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "indeed",
          "indeed"
        ],
        [
          "certainly",
          "certainly"
        ],
        [
          "surely",
          "surely"
        ],
        [
          "after all",
          "after all"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ja]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ja"
}

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