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Albanian

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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je

  1. second-person singular present indicative of jam

Bassa

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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je

  1. jealousy
  2. a kind of lizard

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Blagar

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Noun

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je

  1. canoe

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Bourguignon

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Alternative forms

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  • i (normal form)

Etymology

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The traditional form is i but je is found as early as in the first recorded texts in Bourguignon. However nowadays, it is rare to find it, most speakers saying i as it is a typical feature of Bourguignon.

Pronoun

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je

  1. (rare) Alternative form of i
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    Bourguignon personal pronouns
Number Person Gender Nominative
(subject) 		Inversion Reflexive Accusative
(direct complement) 		Dative
(indirect complement) 		Disjunctive
(tonic) 		Locative
(at) 		Genitive
(of)
Singular First — i (rarely je) -je me, m’ moi — —
Second — tu, t' -tu te, t’ toi — —
Third Masculine ai, before vowels el -ti se, s’ le, l’ lu lu y en
Feminine ale la, l’ lei
Neuter çai -ce çai çai, çan — —
— an -an — — soi — —
Plural First — i (rarely je) -je nos — —
Second — vos -vos vos — —
Third Masculine ai, before vowels el -ti se, s’ les lor lor y en
Feminine ales

Czech

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈjɛ]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛ

Etymology 1

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *jь, *ja, *je, originally from Proto-Indo-European *eno-, *ono-, *no-.[cs 1]

Pronoun

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je

  1. third-person plural accusative of on
  2. third-person plural accusative of ona
  3. third-person singular/plural accusative of ono
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Etymology 2

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Formerly jest, from Proto-Slavic *estь, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁es-.[cs 1]

Verb

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je

  1. third-person singular present indicative of být

References

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Rejzek, Jiří (2007) Český etymologický slovník (in Czech), Version 1.0 edition, Prague: Leda

Dutch

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Pronoun

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je

  1. subjective unstressed form of jij (“you (singular)”)
    Wat doe je daar? ― What are you doing there?
  2. objective unstressed form of jij (“you (singular)”)
    Ik doe dit wel voor je. ― I'll do this for you.
    Hoe gaat het met je? — Goed. En met jou?
    How are you? — I'm good. What about you?
  3. subjective unstressed form of jullie (“you (plural), y'all”)
    Wat doe je daar? ― What are you doing there?
  4. objective unstressed form of jullie (“you (plural), y'all”)
    Ik doe dit wel voor je. ― I'll do this for you.
  5. (indefinite personal pronoun, informal) one, people, you, someone, anyone; an unspecified individual or group of individuals (as subject or object)
    Je mag hier niet zwemmen. ― Swimming is not allowed here.
    In dat restaurant kun je heerlijk eten. ― There is great food to be had in that restaurant.
    • 1995 May 23, Marleen Barth, “'Politiek moet leren luisteren naar scholen'”, in Trouw‎[1], page 4:
      „Als je als directeur ondernemend van aard bent en je kunt goed leidinggeven, dan ben je natuurlijk wel gelukkig met meer vrijheid. Maar dat geldt voor veel directeuren niet.(...)"
      "If a headteacher is entrepreneurial by nature and if he or she is a good manager, they'll obviously be happy with more freedom. But this does not apply to many headteachers.(...)"
  6. (personal pronoun, colloquial) I, one; used to talk about oneself indirectly, especially about feelings or personal experiences
    Je gaat wel even een moeilijk periode door, maar je zoekt toch naar een oplossing. ― I did go through a difficult period, but I looked for a solution nonetheless.
    • 1994 December 31, Wang An Oe, “'Voor een paar tientjes was ik ineens directeur'”, in Leeuwarder Courant‎[2], page 17:
      Het echtpaar Duijm uit Spijkenisse toog zo'n vier maanden geleden naar de Kamer van Koophandel omdat meneer en mevrouw wel wat zagen in een strijkservice. (...) „Voor ƒ 58 inschrijfgeld waren we plotseling directeur en directrice. Na afloop voel je weer de frisse lucht buiten en dan denk je wel even: waar zijn we aan begonnen?"
      About four months ago, Mr and Mrs Duijm from Spijkenisse went to the Chamber of Commerce because the couple saw business potential for an ironing service. (...) "For a ƒ58 registration fee, we were suddenly CEOs. Afterwards, I felt the fresh outside air again and at that moment I did think to myself: what did we get ourselves into?"
    • 2022 October 31, Gummbah, De Volkskrant‎[3] (cartoon), retrieved 23 November 2022:
      Hoe gaat het nou?
      Slecht !... Ja, je hebt toch net je moeder begraven, hè
      How are things?
      Bad! After all, I just buried my mother, right?
Usage notes
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  • When je is the unstressed subjective form of jullie, it is construed with a singular verb. Compare:
Het is gevaarlijk, maar jullie moeten weten wat je doet.
It’s dangerous, but you must decide what you’re doing.
  • In informal language, je often replaces jij, jou, and jouw, with those forms used for emphasis or contrast.
Heb je aan je maat gevraagd of ’ie z’n boor voor je kan meenemen? — Ja, hij zei dat ik ’m daarna aan jou mag geven zodat jij ’m voor jouw klusje kunt gebruiken.
Did you ask your mate to bring his drill for you? — Yes, he said I can give it to you afterwards so you can use it for your project.
Declension
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Dutch personal pronouns
subject object possessive reflexive genitive5
singular full unstr. full unstr. full unstr. pred.
1st person ik 'k1 mij me mijn m'n1 mijne me mijner, mijns
2nd person jij je jou je jouw je jouwe je jouwer, jouws
2nd person archaic or regiolectal gij ge u – uw – uwe u uwer, uws
2nd person formal u – u – uw – uwe zich uwer, uws
3rd person masculine hij ie1 hem 'm1 zijn z'n1 zijne zich zijner, zijns
3rd person feminine zij ze haar h'r1, 'r1, d'r1 haar h'r1, 'r1, d'r1 hare zich harer, haars
3rd person neuter het 't1 het 't1 zijn z'n1 zijne zich zijner, zijns
plural
1st person wij we ons – ons, onze2 – onze ons onzer, onzes
2nd person jullie je jullie je jullie je – je –
2nd person archaic or regiolectal6 gij ge u – uw – uwe u uwer, uws
2nd person formal u – u – uw – uwe zich uwer, uws
3rd person zij ze hen3, hun4 ze hun – hunne zich hunner, huns
1) Not as common in written language.
2) Inflected as an adjective.
3) In prescriptivist use, used only as direct object (accusative).
4) In prescriptivist use, used only as indirect object (dative). 		5) Archaic. Nowadays used for formal, literary or poetic purposes, and in fixed expressions.
6) To differentiate from the singular gij, gelle (object form elle) and variants are commonly used colloquially in Belgium. Archaic forms are gijlieden and gijlui ("you people").
Descendants
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  • Jersey Dutch: je

Etymology 2

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Determiner

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je (second person, possessive)

  1. possessive unstressed form of jij (“you (singular)”): your (singular)
    Neem je boek en maak die oefening. ― Take your book and do that exercise.
  2. possessive unstressed form of jullie (“you (plural), y'all”): your (plural), y'all's
    Neem je boeken en maak die oefening. ― Take your books and do that exercise.
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Dutch personal pronouns
subject object possessive reflexive genitive5
singular full unstr. full unstr. full unstr. pred.
1st person ik 'k1 mij me mijn m'n1 mijne me mijner, mijns
2nd person jij je jou je jouw je jouwe je jouwer, jouws
2nd person archaic or regiolectal gij ge u – uw – uwe u uwer, uws
2nd person formal u – u – uw – uwe zich uwer, uws
3rd person masculine hij ie1 hem 'm1 zijn z'n1 zijne zich zijner, zijns
3rd person feminine zij ze haar h'r1, 'r1, d'r1 haar h'r1, 'r1, d'r1 hare zich harer, haars
3rd person neuter het 't1 het 't1 zijn z'n1 zijne zich zijner, zijns
plural
1st person wij we ons – ons, onze2 – onze ons onzer, onzes
2nd person jullie je jullie je jullie je – je –
2nd person archaic or regiolectal6 gij ge u – uw – uwe u uwer, uws
2nd person formal u – u – uw – uwe zich uwer, uws
3rd person zij ze hen3, hun4 ze hun – hunne zich hunner, huns
1) Not as common in written language.
2) Inflected as an adjective.
3) In prescriptivist use, used only as direct object (accusative).
4) In prescriptivist use, used only as indirect object (dative). 		5) Archaic. Nowadays used for formal, literary or poetic purposes, and in fixed expressions.
6) To differentiate from the singular gij, gelle (object form elle) and variants are commonly used colloquially in Belgium. Archaic forms are gijlieden and gijlui ("you people").

Etymology 3

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Pronoun

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je (second person, reflexive)

  1. reflexive of jij (“you (singular)”): yourself
    Heb je je gewassen? ― Did you wash yourself?
  2. reflexive of jullie (“you (plural), y'all”): yourselves
    Hebben jullie je goed voorbereid? ― Have you all prepared yourselves well?
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Dutch personal pronouns
subject object possessive reflexive genitive5
singular full unstr. full unstr. full unstr. pred.
1st person ik 'k1 mij me mijn m'n1 mijne me mijner, mijns
2nd person jij je jou je jouw je jouwe je jouwer, jouws
2nd person archaic or regiolectal gij ge u – uw – uwe u uwer, uws
2nd person formal u – u – uw – uwe zich uwer, uws
3rd person masculine hij ie1 hem 'm1 zijn z'n1 zijne zich zijner, zijns
3rd person feminine zij ze haar h'r1, 'r1, d'r1 haar h'r1, 'r1, d'r1 hare zich harer, haars
3rd person neuter het 't1 het 't1 zijn z'n1 zijne zich zijner, zijns
plural
1st person wij we ons – ons, onze2 – onze ons onzer, onzes
2nd person jullie je jullie je jullie je – je –
2nd person archaic or regiolectal6 gij ge u – uw – uwe u uwer, uws
2nd person formal u – u – uw – uwe zich uwer, uws
3rd person zij ze hen3, hun4 ze hun – hunne zich hunner, huns
1) Not as common in written language.
2) Inflected as an adjective.
3) In prescriptivist use, used only as direct object (accusative).
4) In prescriptivist use, used only as indirect object (dative). 		5) Archaic. Nowadays used for formal, literary or poetic purposes, and in fixed expressions.
6) To differentiate from the singular gij, gelle (object form elle) and variants are commonly used colloquially in Belgium. Archaic forms are gijlieden and gijlui ("you people").

Esperanto

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Etymology

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From German je (“ever, per”).

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Preposition

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je

  1. An all-purpose preposition.

Usage notes

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The preposition je can replace any other preposition and remain grammatically correct, albeit more ambiguous. It is usually clear what meaning is intended based on context.

It is most useful for prepositional phrases not involving a literal physical connection, and instead, the correct preposition in the source language is mandated by convention only:

"He bets on the horses." (He doesn't place his money on the physical body of the horse.)
"I typed it on the computer." (It was actually typed using the computer.)
"She'll be here in a minute." (She'll be here within or after a minute.)

Without context, Donu ĝin je mi could mean any of the following:

Donu ĝin je [al] mi. — “Give it to me.”
Donu ĝin je [el] mi. — “Give it from me.”
Donu ĝin je [kun] mi. — “Give it with me.”

Without context, La kato saltis je la tablon could mean any of the following:

La kato saltis je [sur] la tablon. — “The cat jumped onto the table.”
La kato saltis je [sub] la tablon. — “The cat jumped under the table.”
La kato saltis je [malantaŭ] la tablon. — “The cat jumped behind the table.”
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Franco-Provençal

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Etymology

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Inherited from Late Latin eo.

Pronoun

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je (prevocalic j', postpositive -jo) (ORB, broad)

  1. I (first-person singular nominative)

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Franco-Provençal personal pronouns
singular nominative accusative dative tonic1 possessive2
1st person jo mè min
2nd person te tè tin
3rd person masculine il lo / le lui sin
3rd person feminine el la lyé
3rd person neuter o y —
3rd person reflexive — sè
plural nominative accusative dative tonic1 possessive2
1st person nos noutro
2nd person vos voutro
3rd person masculine ils los / les lor lor
3rd person feminine els les lor / lyés
3rd person reflexive — sè
1 Disjunctive or object of a preposition. 2 Generally preceded by a definite article.

References

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  • je in DicoFranPro: Dictionnaire Français/Francoprovençal – on dicofranpro.llm.umontreal.ca
  • je in Lo trèsor Arpitan – on arpitan.eu

French

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Etymology

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From Middle French je, from Old French je, from Late Latin eo, from Classical Latin egō̆.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ʒə/
  • (informal) IPA(key): (before a voiced segment) /ʒ/, (before an unvoiced segment) /ʃ/
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  • Rhymes: -ə

Pronoun

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je (first person singular, plural nous, object me, emphatic moi, possessive determiner mon)

  1. I

Usage notes

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  • When several pronouns are included in the same sentence, it is considered impolite to say the pronoun je first; it must be the last one, and tu must be said after third persons (this applies also for toi and moi):
    • Nous irons, Rose, toi et moi.
      We will go, Rose, you and I.

Derived terms

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French personal pronouns
Number Person Gender Nominative
(subject) 		Accusative
(direct complement) 		Dative
(indirect complement) 		Locative
(at) 		Genitive
(of) 		Disjunctive
(tonic)
Singular First — je, j’ me, m’ — — moi
Second — tu te, t’ — — toi
Third Masculine il le, l’ lui y en lui
Feminine elle la, l’ elle
Indeterminate on1 — — — — —
Reflexive — se, s’4 — — soi4
Plural First — nous nous — — nous
Second — vous2 vous2,3 — — vous2
Third Masculine ils3 les leur y en eux3
Feminine elles elles
1 Also used as the first person plural.
2 Also used as the polite singular form.
3 Also used when a group has both men and women.
4 Also used as third person plural reflexive.

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Garo

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Etymology

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Likely borrowed from Bengali যেই (jei)

Pronoun

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je

  1. that which
  2. whatever
  3. whoever

References

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  • Burling, R. (2003) The Language of the Modhupur Mandi (Garo) Vol. II: The Lexicon‎[4], Bangladesh: University of Michigan, page 56

German

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Etymology

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Old High German io.

Pronunciation

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Adverb

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je

  1. ever
    • 1930, Paul Joachimsen, Der Humanismus und die Entwicklung des deutschen Geistes, in: Deutsche Vierteljahrsschrift für Literaturwissenschaft und Geistesgeschichte, 8, page 467:
      Und nun kommt die Reformation selbst. Die größte geistige Umwälzung, die je ein Volk des Abendlandes erlebt hat.
      And now comes the Reformation itself. The largest spiritual upheaval that was ever experienced by a nation of the Occident.
  2. per
  3. (with “desto”, “umso” or (dated) “je”) the
    je mehr, desto besser ― the more the better
    je früher, umso besser ― the sooner the better

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Haitian Creole

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Etymology

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From earlier zye, from Saint Dominican Creole French z'yeu, from French les yeux (“the eyes”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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je

  1. eye
    Alternative form: zye

Icelandic

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Shortening of Jesús (“Jesus”).

Interjection

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je

  1. oh my!
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Etymology 2

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From English yeah.

Interjection

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je

  1. (slang, dated) yeah (indicating enthusiastic appreciation, etc.)

Etymology 3

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Noun

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je n (genitive singular jes, nominative plural je)

  1. (obsolete) Name of the letter J, j.
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    Declension of je
n-s singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative je jeið je jein
accusative je jeið je jein
dative jei jeinu jeum jeunum
genitive jes jesins jea jeanna
Synonyms
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  • (name of J, j): joð

Ido

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Etymology

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From j +‎ -e.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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je (plural je-i)

  1. The name of the Latin script letter J/j.

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Igbo

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Alternative forms

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Verb

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je

  1. go
  2. walk

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Indonesian

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Etymology

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From Dutch jee. Doublet of ye. Represented Dutch-derived J (pronounced /j/, modern Y) before 1972.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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jé

  1. The name of the Latin-script letter J/j.
  2. (pre-1947, 1947-1972) Superseded spelling of ye.

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Further reading

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Japanese

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Romanization

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je

  1. The katakana syllable ジェ (je) in Hepburn-like romanization.
  2. The katakana syllable ヂェ (je) in Hepburn-like romanization.

Jersey Dutch

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Dutch je.

Pronunciation

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Pronoun

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je

  1. you (second-person singular subjective personal pronoun)

Kari'na

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Etymology

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From Proto-Cariban *ô, *jô; compare Apalaí je, Trió je, Wayana je, Waiwai yo, Akawaio ö, Macushi ye, Pemon ye, Ye'kwana yedü / dhedü, Yao (South America) hoieelii.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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je (possessed jery)

  1. tooth
  2. sharpness

References

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  • Courtz, Hendrik (2008) A Carib grammar and dictionary‎[5], Toronto: Magoria Books, →ISBN, page 285
  • Ahlbrinck, Willem (1931) “ye”, in Encyclopaedie der Karaïben, Amsterdam: Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen, page 548; republished as Willem Ahlbrinck, Doude van Herwijnen, transl., L'Encyclopédie des Caraïbes‎[6], Paris, 1956, page 537

Lashi

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Pronunciation

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Adverb

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je

  1. more (comparative)

References

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  • Hkaw Luk (2017) A grammatical sketch of Lacid‎[7], Chiang Mai: Payap University (master thesis)

Lower Sorbian

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Alternative forms

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  • nje (after a preposition)

Pronunciation

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Pronoun

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je

  1. accusative of wóni

Malay

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Etymology 1

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Phonetic spelling of ja in Johor-Riau Malay, clipping of sahaja or saja.

Pronunciation

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Adverb

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je

  1. (informal) Alternative form of sahaja.

Etymology 2

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From English jay.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒe/ [ˈd͡ʒe]

Noun

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jé (plural je-je)

  1. The name of the Latin-script letter J/j.
Synonyms
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  • je (Indonesian)
  • jim (Jawi letter name)
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Marshallese

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Etymology

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From Proto-Micronesian *tia, from Proto-Oceanic *tian, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tian, from Proto-Austronesian *tiaN.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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je

  1. abdomen
  2. stomach
  3. innard

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Mbyá Guaraní

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Particle

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je

  1. indicates hearsay or indirect source of information.
    Mboapy'i je oo jepe raka'e.
    It is said that few could escape.

Middle French

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Pronoun

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je

  1. Alternative form of ie

Middle Low German

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Pronunciation

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Pronoun

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jê

  1. Alternative form of gî.

Mokilese

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Verb

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je

  1. to shout

References

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Old East Norse jak.(Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /jeː/, /jɛː/, /jæː/
  • IPA(key): /jeːɡ/, /jeː/ (rare, Northern Romerike)

Pronoun

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je (accusative meg or (dialectal) me)

  1. (pre-1938 or dialectal) alternative form of eg (“I”)

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Norwegian Nynorsk personal pronouns
person first person second person reflexive third person
case singular singular masculine singular feminine singular neuter
nominative eg, je1 du han ho det, dat2
accusative meg deg seg han, honom2 ho, henne2 det, dat2
dative2 meg deg seg honom henne di2
genitive min din sin hans hennar, hennes1 dess3
case plural
nominative me, vi de, dokker dei
accusative oss, okk dykk, dokker seg dei, deim2
dative oss, okk dykk, dokker seg deim2
genitive vår, okkar dykkar, dokkar sin deira, deires1
1Obsolete. 2Landsmål. 3Rare or literary. Cursive forms unofficial today.

Old Czech

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Pronunciation

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Pronoun

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je

  1. singular accusative of ono

Old French

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Late Latin eo, from Classical Latin egō̆.

Pronoun

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je

  1. I

Descendants

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Descendants of je

References

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Polish

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Pronoun

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je

  1. accusative of one
  2. accusative of ono

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Etymology 2

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Verb

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je

  1. third-person singular present indicative of jeść

Etymology 3

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Verb

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je

  1. (colloquial) third-person singular present indicative of być

Samogitian

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Etymology

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Compare Lithuanian jei.

Conjunction

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je

  1. if

References

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  • “Žemaičių Žodynas”, in Žemaičių žemė‎[8] (overall work in Lithuanian), 2012, page 19: “Je — jeigu, jei”

Saterland Frisian

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Etymology

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From Old Frisian jē, from Proto-West Germanic *jā. Cognates include West Frisian ja and German ja. Doublet of jee and jä.

Pronunciation

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Particle

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je

  1. Used to intensify a statement to express it is a known fact; obviously, of course

References

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  • Marron C. Fort (2015) “je”, in Saterfriesisches Wörterbuch mit einer phonologischen und grammatischen Übersicht, Buske, →ISBN

Serbo-Croatian

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Shortened from jȅst (“is”).

Verb

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je ? (Cyrillic spelling је)

  1. is (clitic third-person singular present of bȉti (“to be”))

Etymology 2

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Pronoun

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je (Cyrillic spelling је)

  1. of her (clitic genitive singular of òna (“she”))
  2. her (clitic accusative singular of òna (“she”))
Declension
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    Inflection of 3rd-person pronouns
Singular Plural
Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
nominative ȏn òna òno òni òne òna
genitive njȅga, ga njȇ, je njȅga, ga njȋh, ih njȋh, ih njȋh, ih
dative njȅmu, mu njȏj, joj njȅmu, mu njȉma, im njȉma, im njȉma, im
accusative njȅga, ga, nj njȗ, ju, je njȅga, ga, nj njȋh, ih njȋh, ih njȋh, ih
vocative — — — — — —
locative njȅm, njȅmu njȏj njȅm, njȅmu njȉma njȉma njȉma
instrumental njȋm, njíme njȏm, njóme njȋm, njíme njȉma njȉma njȉma

Slovak

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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The the older jest, derived from Proto-Slavic *estь, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁es-.

Verb

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je

  1. third-person singular present indicative of byť
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Etymology 2

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ěstь, 3rd person singular present form of *ěsti (“to eat”). See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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je

  1. third-person singular present indicative of jesť

Slovene

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Pronunciation 1

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Verb

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jȅ

  1. third-person singular present of bíti

Pronunciation 2

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Verb

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jẹ́

  1. third-person singular present of jẹ́sti

Swahili

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Pronunciation

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Particle

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je

  1. well? now? (used to call attention to a question)

Usage notes

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Je precedes the question, and is more commonly used in writing (to supplement for what is usually conveyed by tone of voice in speech).

Adverb

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-je

  1. A clitic placed at the end of a verb, meaning how.
    umelalaje?
    how did you sleep?

Ternate

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Etymology

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Clipping of waje.

Pronunciation

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Conjunction

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je

  1. Alternative form of waje (“complementizer, that”)
    ana iwaje je kolano osone ― they say that the king is dead

References

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  • Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh

Turkish

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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je (definite accusative jeyi, plural jeler)

  1. The name of the Latin-script letter J/j.

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Turkmen

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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je (definite accusative jeni, plural jeler)

  1. The name of the Latin-script letter J/j.

Declension

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Declension of je
singular plural
nominative je jeler
accusative jäni jeleri
genitive jäniň jeleriň
dative jä jelere
locative jede jelerde
ablative jeden jelerden

Upper Sorbian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈjɛ/
  • Rhymes: -ɛ
  • Syllabification: je

Verb

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je

  1. third-person singular present of być
    Wón je zadołženy.
    He is in debt.

Welsh

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Noun

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je f (plural jeau, not mutable)

  1. The name of the Latin-script letter J/j.

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West Makian

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Pronunciation

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Numeral

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je

  1. attaches to pronouns to form the dual
    ini je ― you two
    eme je ― they two

References

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  • Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours‎[9], Pacific linguistics
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