Translingual

Letter

Я upper case (lower case я)

1. A letter of several Cyrillic alphabets

Bulgarian

Letter

Я • ‎(Ja) ‎(upper case, lower case я)

1. The thirtieth and final letter of the Bulgarian Cyrillic alphabet. Its name is Я (ya). It is preceded by the letter Ю.

Russian

Letter

Я • ‎(Ja) ‎(upper case, lower case я)

1. The thirty-third and final letter of the Russian Cyrillic alphabet. Its name is Я (ja) and it has the sound of English ya in yard. It is preceded by the letter Ю.

Tajik

Letter

Я • ‎(Ya) ‎(upper case, lower case я)

1. The thirty-fifth and final letter of the Tajik Cyrillic alphabet. It is preceded by the letter Ю ‎(Yu) (Yu).

Belarusian

Pronoun

я • ‎(ja)

1. I (first-person singular subject pronoun)

Declension

See also

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Bulgarian

Pronunciation 1

• (stressed) IPA^(key): /ja/
• (unstressed) IPA^(key): /jə/

Pronoun

я • ‎(ja) f

1. Short form of the third-person singular feminine pronoun in the accusative case, used as the direct object of a verb, translated as her when the noun is animate, and as it when the noun is inanimate.

   Познаваш ли я?‎

   Poznavaš li ja?

   Do you know her?

   Беше я срам от поведението ѝ.‎

   Beše ja sram ot povedenieto ì.

   She was ashamed of her behaviour.

   Стефан смачка бележката на топка и я хвърли в огъня.‎

   Stefan smačka beležkata na topka i ja hvǎrli v ogǎnja.

   Stefan crumpled the note up into a ball and threw it on the fire.

Related terms

Pronunciation 2

• IPA^(key): /ja/

Letter

я • ‎(ja) ‎(lower case, upper case Я)

1. The thirtieth and last letter of the Bulgarian Cyrillic alphabet. Its name is я (ja), it indicates palatalization when used after a consonant and the semivowel j + the vowel a, otherwise. It is preceded by Ю.

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Particle

я • ‎(ja)

1. (colloquial) Used in imperative sentence for emphasis.

   Я да видя!‎

   Ja da vidja!

   Let me see!

   Я ти да се махаш от тук!‎

   Ja ti da se mahaš ot tuk!

   Out of the way, you!

2. (colloquial) Used to emphasize that what has just been said is true.

   A: Няма повече мляко в хладилника.
   B: Няма, я!‎

   A: Njama poveče mljako v hladilnika.
   B: Njama, ja!

   A: There isn't any milk left in the fridge.
   B: You're damn right there isn't!

Conjunction

я • ‎(ja)

1. (colloquial) Used to introduce two alternative options; either, or.

   Я има вода, я няма.‎

   Ja ima voda, ja njama.

   Either there is water or there isn't.

   Я се върне, я не.‎

   Ja se vǎrne, ja ne.

   He'll either come back or he won't.

Interjection

я • ‎(ja)

1. Used to express surprise, wonder or amazement; oh.

   Я, не знаех, че си бил тук.‎

   Ja, ne znaeh, če si bil tuk.

   Oh, I didn't know you were here.

   Я, колко хубави цветя!‎

   Ja, kolko hubavi cvetja!

   Oh, how beautiful these flowers are!

Russian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ja]

Etymology 1

Letter

я • ‎(ja) ‎(lower case, upper case Я)

1. The thirty-third and final letter of the Russian Cyrillic alphabet. Its name is я ‎(ja) and it has the sound of English ya in yard. It is preceded by the letter Ю ‎(Ju).

See also

• Search en.wiktionary.org for articles beginning with: Я, я

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Noun

я • ‎(ja) n inan ‎(indeclinable)

1. The Cyrillic letter Я ‎(Ja), я ‎(ja).

Etymology 2

From Proto-Slavic *(j)azъ, from Proto-Indo-European *éǵh₂.

Pronoun

я • ‎(ja)

1. I (first-person singular subject pronoun)

   Я ру́сский‎ ― Ja rússkij ― I am Russian.

Declension

Related terms

• мой ‎(moj)
• свой ‎(svoj)

See also

• сам ‎(sam)

Ukrainian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈjɑ]

Etymology 1

Letter

я • ‎(ja) ‎(lower case, upper case Я)

1. The thirty-second letter of the Ukrainian Cyrillic alphabet. It is preceded by Ю ‎(Ju) and followed by Ь ‎(ʹ).

See also

• Letter styles
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  Handwritten forms

Etymology 2

From Proto-Slavic *(j)azъ, from Proto-Indo-European *éǵh₂.

Pronoun

я • ‎(ja)

1. I (first-person singular subject pronoun)

Declension

References

• Bilodid I. K., editor (1970–1980), “я”, in Slovnyk ukrajinsʹkoji movy, Kiev: Naukova Dumka