See jā in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
Download JSON data for jā meaning in Latvian (6.4kB)
{
"antonyms": [
{
"word": "nē"
}
],
"etymology_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "lv",
"2": "gmh",
"3": "ja"
},
"expansion": "Middle High German ja",
"name": "bor"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "lv",
"2": "jā"
},
"expansion": "jā",
"name": "m"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "la",
"2": "-"
},
"expansion": "Latin",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "lv",
"2": "jā"
},
"expansion": "jā",
"name": "m"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "lv",
"2": "jā"
},
"expansion": "jā",
"name": "m"
}
],
"etymology_text": "Borrowed from Middle High German ja, first mentioned in 16th-century religious works, especially catechisms, in answers to questions about faith. At that time, jā was not in colloquial use; the preferred way to answer a question affirmatively was to repeat its verb, as was done in Latin. The word took some time to become usual: 17th-century authors mention that it was used by Latvian speakers who lived near cities, and more frequently when talking to non-Latvians; among themselves, they would revert to agreeing by repeating the question verb. 18th-century authors continued to mention the frequency of the latter method and the relatively low frequency of jā. In northern Vidzeme, the word was still not used in the 18th and early 19th century. Only in the mid-19th century did jā really become usual everywhere.",
"head_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "lv",
"2": "particle"
},
"expansion": "jā",
"name": "head"
}
],
"lang": "Latvian",
"lang_code": "lv",
"pos": "particle",
"senses": [
{
"categories": [],
"examples": [
{
"english": "“Are you going skiing?” “Yes.”",
"text": "“Vai tu brauksi slēpot?” “Jā”.",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "“are you from Riga?” “Yes, from Riga.”",
"text": "“Vai jūs esat no Rīgas?” “Jā, no Rīgas.”",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "“Do you have a little time?” he asked. “Yes,” Mirdza answered",
"text": "“Vai tev ir drusku laika?” viņš jautāja. “Jā”, Mirdza atbildēja.",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "“Ieva (is) very nice...” “Yes,” Jorens agreed",
"text": "“Ieva ļoti jauka...” “Jā,” Jorens piekrīt",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "“how Htrongly these flowers smell...” “Yes, they do...”",
"text": "“Cik stipri smaržo šīs puķes...” “Jā, smaržo...”",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "Ira listened, satisfied. Yes, this is a true fairy tale.",
"text": "Ira apmierināta klausās. Jā, tā ir īsta pasaka.",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "Yes, here in the mountains (they have) their own life, their own habits, their own morality",
"text": "Jā, te kalnos bija sava dzīve, savas paražas, sava morāle",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"used to express, reinforce agreement or confirmation, especially in response to a question; yes"
],
"id": "en-jā-lv-particle-8hE3kDX1",
"links": [
[
"use",
"use#English"
],
[
"express",
"express#English"
],
[
"reinforce",
"reinforce#English"
],
[
"agreement",
"agreement#English"
],
[
"confirmation",
"confirmation#English"
],
[
"especially",
"especially#English"
],
[
"response",
"response#English"
],
[
"question",
"question#English"
],
[
"yes",
"yes"
]
]
},
{
"categories": [
{
"_dis": "9 76 11 5",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Latvian entries with incorrect language header",
"parents": [
"Entries with incorrect language header",
"Entry maintenance"
],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "5 80 11 4",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Latvian etymologies from LEV",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "8 77 8 6",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Latvian particles",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "19 46 22 12",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Latvian words with falling intonation",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
}
],
"examples": [
{
"english": "“Well, it's all bygones, Birkenbaum? Right?” “probably ,” the young man answered",
"text": "“Nu viss pagalam, Birkenbaum? Ja?” “Laikam”, puisis atbildēja",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "“Here you all live, and on the other side father Kaspar, right?” “And also mother Kaspar,” the young man stated",
"text": "“Te jūs dzīvojat, bet otrā pusē Kaspartēvs, jā?” Ieva jautā. “Un Kasparmāte,”, zēns precizē",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"used in a question to invite confirmation, like an English tag question; yes? right?"
],
"id": "en-jā-lv-particle-2cIDCp5i",
"links": [
[
"use",
"use#English"
],
[
"question",
"question#English"
],
[
"invite",
"invite#English"
],
[
"confirmation",
"confirmation#English"
],
[
"English",
"English#English"
],
[
"tag question",
"tag question#English"
],
[
"yes",
"yes"
],
[
"right",
"right"
]
]
},
{
"categories": [],
"examples": [
{
"english": "“Marina!” “Yes.” “Come (here)!”",
"text": "“Marina!” “Jā.” “Nāc!”",
"type": "example"
},
{
"text": "“Jāni!” “Jā, es tepat esmu!”\n“Jānis!” “Yes, I'm right here",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "“Joren,” Ieva called. “Yes?” “Nothing; I just wanted to look at you”",
"text": "“Joren”, Ieva pasauc. “Jā?” “Nekas; es tikai gribēju paskatīties uz tevi”",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"used to react to a call; yes?"
],
"id": "en-jā-lv-particle-XKCxyrdv",
"links": [
[
"use",
"use#English"
],
[
"react",
"react#English"
],
[
"call",
"call#English"
],
[
"yes",
"yes"
]
]
},
{
"categories": [],
"examples": [
{
"text": "“Skaties, kas par jaukumu visapkārt, un šitādā laikā tu par precēšanos vari domāt!” “Mīļo Lienīte, sāki nu “jā”, saki nu “jā”!”\n“Look, all this beauty around us, and at such a moment you can still think about marriage!” “Dear Lienīte, say yes, say yes!”",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "“You know, if that thing that you're always talking and dreaming about were to happen like that, then I would say - yes.”",
"text": "Zini, ja tā lieta, par kuru tu vienmēr sapņo un stāsti, iznāktu tāda, tad es teiktu - jā.",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"used as a noun, generally with teikt or sacīt, to indicate a positive answer to a proposal"
],
"id": "en-jā-lv-particle-9nKYsE8k",
"links": [
[
"use",
"use#English"
],
[
"noun",
"noun#English"
],
[
"generally",
"generally#English"
],
[
"teikt",
"teikt#Latvian"
],
[
"sacīt",
"sacīt#Latvian"
],
[
"indicate",
"indicate#English"
],
[
"positive",
"positive#English"
],
[
"answer",
"answer#English"
],
[
"proposal",
"proposal#English"
]
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "[jàː]"
},
{
"audio": "lv-riga-jā.ogg",
"mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/c/c3/Lv-riga-j%C4%81.ogg/Lv-riga-j%C4%81.ogg.mp3",
"ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c3/Lv-riga-j%C4%81.ogg"
}
],
"word": "jā"
}
{
"antonyms": [
{
"word": "nē"
}
],
"categories": [
"Latvian entries with incorrect language header",
"Latvian etymologies from LEV",
"Latvian lemmas",
"Latvian particles",
"Latvian terms borrowed from Middle High German",
"Latvian terms derived from Middle High German",
"Latvian terms with IPA pronunciation",
"Latvian terms with audio links",
"Latvian words with falling intonation"
],
"etymology_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "lv",
"2": "gmh",
"3": "ja"
},
"expansion": "Middle High German ja",
"name": "bor"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "lv",
"2": "jā"
},
"expansion": "jā",
"name": "m"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "la",
"2": "-"
},
"expansion": "Latin",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "lv",
"2": "jā"
},
"expansion": "jā",
"name": "m"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "lv",
"2": "jā"
},
"expansion": "jā",
"name": "m"
}
],
"etymology_text": "Borrowed from Middle High German ja, first mentioned in 16th-century religious works, especially catechisms, in answers to questions about faith. At that time, jā was not in colloquial use; the preferred way to answer a question affirmatively was to repeat its verb, as was done in Latin. The word took some time to become usual: 17th-century authors mention that it was used by Latvian speakers who lived near cities, and more frequently when talking to non-Latvians; among themselves, they would revert to agreeing by repeating the question verb. 18th-century authors continued to mention the frequency of the latter method and the relatively low frequency of jā. In northern Vidzeme, the word was still not used in the 18th and early 19th century. Only in the mid-19th century did jā really become usual everywhere.",
"head_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "lv",
"2": "particle"
},
"expansion": "jā",
"name": "head"
}
],
"lang": "Latvian",
"lang_code": "lv",
"pos": "particle",
"senses": [
{
"categories": [
"Latvian terms with usage examples"
],
"examples": [
{
"english": "“Are you going skiing?” “Yes.”",
"text": "“Vai tu brauksi slēpot?” “Jā”.",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "“are you from Riga?” “Yes, from Riga.”",
"text": "“Vai jūs esat no Rīgas?” “Jā, no Rīgas.”",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "“Do you have a little time?” he asked. “Yes,” Mirdza answered",
"text": "“Vai tev ir drusku laika?” viņš jautāja. “Jā”, Mirdza atbildēja.",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "“Ieva (is) very nice...” “Yes,” Jorens agreed",
"text": "“Ieva ļoti jauka...” “Jā,” Jorens piekrīt",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "“how Htrongly these flowers smell...” “Yes, they do...”",
"text": "“Cik stipri smaržo šīs puķes...” “Jā, smaržo...”",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "Ira listened, satisfied. Yes, this is a true fairy tale.",
"text": "Ira apmierināta klausās. Jā, tā ir īsta pasaka.",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "Yes, here in the mountains (they have) their own life, their own habits, their own morality",
"text": "Jā, te kalnos bija sava dzīve, savas paražas, sava morāle",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"used to express, reinforce agreement or confirmation, especially in response to a question; yes"
],
"links": [
[
"use",
"use#English"
],
[
"express",
"express#English"
],
[
"reinforce",
"reinforce#English"
],
[
"agreement",
"agreement#English"
],
[
"confirmation",
"confirmation#English"
],
[
"especially",
"especially#English"
],
[
"response",
"response#English"
],
[
"question",
"question#English"
],
[
"yes",
"yes"
]
]
},
{
"categories": [
"Latvian terms with usage examples"
],
"examples": [
{
"english": "“Well, it's all bygones, Birkenbaum? Right?” “probably ,” the young man answered",
"text": "“Nu viss pagalam, Birkenbaum? Ja?” “Laikam”, puisis atbildēja",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "“Here you all live, and on the other side father Kaspar, right?” “And also mother Kaspar,” the young man stated",
"text": "“Te jūs dzīvojat, bet otrā pusē Kaspartēvs, jā?” Ieva jautā. “Un Kasparmāte,”, zēns precizē",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"used in a question to invite confirmation, like an English tag question; yes? right?"
],
"links": [
[
"use",
"use#English"
],
[
"question",
"question#English"
],
[
"invite",
"invite#English"
],
[
"confirmation",
"confirmation#English"
],
[
"English",
"English#English"
],
[
"tag question",
"tag question#English"
],
[
"yes",
"yes"
],
[
"right",
"right"
]
]
},
{
"categories": [
"Latvian terms with usage examples"
],
"examples": [
{
"english": "“Marina!” “Yes.” “Come (here)!”",
"text": "“Marina!” “Jā.” “Nāc!”",
"type": "example"
},
{
"text": "“Jāni!” “Jā, es tepat esmu!”\n“Jānis!” “Yes, I'm right here",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "“Joren,” Ieva called. “Yes?” “Nothing; I just wanted to look at you”",
"text": "“Joren”, Ieva pasauc. “Jā?” “Nekas; es tikai gribēju paskatīties uz tevi”",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"used to react to a call; yes?"
],
"links": [
[
"use",
"use#English"
],
[
"react",
"react#English"
],
[
"call",
"call#English"
],
[
"yes",
"yes"
]
]
},
{
"categories": [
"Latvian terms with usage examples"
],
"examples": [
{
"text": "“Skaties, kas par jaukumu visapkārt, un šitādā laikā tu par precēšanos vari domāt!” “Mīļo Lienīte, sāki nu “jā”, saki nu “jā”!”\n“Look, all this beauty around us, and at such a moment you can still think about marriage!” “Dear Lienīte, say yes, say yes!”",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "“You know, if that thing that you're always talking and dreaming about were to happen like that, then I would say - yes.”",
"text": "Zini, ja tā lieta, par kuru tu vienmēr sapņo un stāsti, iznāktu tāda, tad es teiktu - jā.",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"used as a noun, generally with teikt or sacīt, to indicate a positive answer to a proposal"
],
"links": [
[
"use",
"use#English"
],
[
"noun",
"noun#English"
],
[
"generally",
"generally#English"
],
[
"teikt",
"teikt#Latvian"
],
[
"sacīt",
"sacīt#Latvian"
],
[
"indicate",
"indicate#English"
],
[
"positive",
"positive#English"
],
[
"answer",
"answer#English"
],
[
"proposal",
"proposal#English"
]
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "[jàː]"
},
{
"audio": "lv-riga-jā.ogg",
"mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/c/c3/Lv-riga-j%C4%81.ogg/Lv-riga-j%C4%81.ogg.mp3",
"ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c3/Lv-riga-j%C4%81.ogg"
}
],
"word": "jā"
}
This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Latvian dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-05-20 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-05-02 using wiktextract (1d5a7d1 and 304864d). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.
If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.