Polyglot Dictionary

ja

/jaː/

adverb, particle A1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

adve Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral

Meaning

  1. yes

    • Kommst du mit? — Ja, gerne.

      Are you coming? — Yes, gladly.

  2. flavour particle stressing that something is obvious or already known

    spoken

    • Das weißt du ja schon.

      You already know that, after all.

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Spanish

sí

sí is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "yes."

French

oui

oui is the French word for the same thing — both mean "yes."

Practice

1 What does ja mean?

2 Fill the gap: Kommst du mit? — ___, gerne.

Opposites

  • nein
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