"tja" meaning in Swedish

See tja in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Interjection

IPA: /ɕa/ [Sweden], /t͡ɕɑ/ [Finland]
Etymology: From tjena, in turn a clipping of tjenare, variant of tjänare. Head templates: {{head|sv|interjections}} tja
  1. (colloquial) hi! hiya! Tags: colloquial Related terms: hej (english: has a list of greetings and farewells)
    Sense id: en-tja-sv-intj-wwONmkKe Categories (other): Swedish greetings Disambiguation of Swedish greetings: 47 53
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Interjection

IPA: /(t)ɕɑː/
Etymology: Variant of ja (“yes”). Compare Dutch, Danish, German and Norwegian Nynorsk tja. Etymology templates: {{cog|nl|-}} Dutch, {{cog|da|-}} Danish, {{cog|de|-}} German, {{cog|nn|tja}} Norwegian Nynorsk tja Head templates: {{head|sv|interjections}} tja
  1. an expression of doubt and uncertainty; well Related terms: nja
    Sense id: en-tja-sv-intj-KQjmRJcO Categories (other): Swedish entries with incorrect language header, Swedish greetings Disambiguation of Swedish entries with incorrect language header: 10 90 Disambiguation of Swedish greetings: 47 53
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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  "etymology_text": "From tjena, in turn a clipping of tjenare, variant of tjänare.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "interjections"
      },
      "expansion": "tja",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Swedish",
  "lang_code": "sv",
  "pos": "intj",
  "senses": [
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      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "47 53",
          "kind": "other",
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        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "– Hi!, say Hampus and Andreas and stop just in front of us.",
          "ref": "2013, Ingrid Olsson, Långt ifrån cool:",
          "text": "– Tja!, säger Hampus och Andreas och stannar precis framför oss.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "hi! hiya!"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "hi",
          "hi"
        ],
        [
          "hiya",
          "hiya"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(colloquial) hi! hiya!"
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "english": "has a list of greetings and farewells",
          "word": "hej"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "colloquial"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɕa/",
      "tags": [
        "Sweden"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡ɕɑ/",
      "tags": [
        "Finland"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "tja"
}

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  "etymology_number": 2,
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "Dutch",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "2": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "Danish",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "German",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nn",
        "2": "tja"
      },
      "expansion": "Norwegian Nynorsk tja",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Variant of ja (“yes”). Compare Dutch, Danish, German and Norwegian Nynorsk tja.",
  "head_templates": [
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      "args": {
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        "2": "interjections"
      },
      "expansion": "tja",
      "name": "head"
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  ],
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  "lang_code": "sv",
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  "senses": [
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        {
          "_dis": "10 90",
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            "Entry maintenance"
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "47 53",
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
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        }
      ],
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        {
          "english": "Since then she had been legally regarded as… well, crazy.",
          "ref": "2015, Stieg Larsson, Män som hatar kvinnor:",
          "text": "Sedan dess hade hon juridiskt betraktats som… tja, knäpp.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
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        "an expression of doubt and uncertainty; well"
      ],
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        [
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          "well"
        ]
      ],
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        {
          "word": "nja"
        }
      ]
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  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/(t)ɕɑː/"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "shah stripped-by-parse_pron_post_template_fn"
    }
  ],
  "word": "tja"
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    "Pages with entries",
    "Pages with tab characters",
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    "Swedish interjections",
    "Swedish lemmas",
    "Swedish terms with homophones"
  ],
  "etymology_number": 1,
  "etymology_text": "From tjena, in turn a clipping of tjenare, variant of tjänare.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "interjections"
      },
      "expansion": "tja",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Swedish",
  "lang_code": "sv",
  "pos": "intj",
  "related": [
    {
      "english": "has a list of greetings and farewells",
      "word": "hej"
    }
  ],
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        "Swedish colloquialisms",
        "Swedish terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "– Hi!, say Hampus and Andreas and stop just in front of us.",
          "ref": "2013, Ingrid Olsson, Långt ifrån cool:",
          "text": "– Tja!, säger Hampus och Andreas och stannar precis framför oss.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "hi! hiya!"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "hi",
          "hi"
        ],
        [
          "hiya",
          "hiya"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(colloquial) hi! hiya!"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "colloquial"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɕa/",
      "tags": [
        "Sweden"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡ɕɑ/",
      "tags": [
        "Finland"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "tja"
}

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  "categories": [
    "Pages with 7 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Pages with tab characters",
    "Swedish entries with incorrect language header",
    "Swedish greetings",
    "Swedish interjections",
    "Swedish lemmas",
    "Swedish terms with homophones"
  ],
  "etymology_number": 2,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "Dutch",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "2": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "Danish",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "German",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nn",
        "2": "tja"
      },
      "expansion": "Norwegian Nynorsk tja",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Variant of ja (“yes”). Compare Dutch, Danish, German and Norwegian Nynorsk tja.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "interjections"
      },
      "expansion": "tja",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Swedish",
  "lang_code": "sv",
  "pos": "intj",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "nja"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Swedish terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Since then she had been legally regarded as… well, crazy.",
          "ref": "2015, Stieg Larsson, Män som hatar kvinnor:",
          "text": "Sedan dess hade hon juridiskt betraktats som… tja, knäpp.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "an expression of doubt and uncertainty; well"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "well",
          "well"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/(t)ɕɑː/"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "shah stripped-by-parse_pron_post_template_fn"
    }
  ],
  "word": "tja"
}

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