JA
nameTranslation
- initialism of Junge Alternative für Deutschland. German, abbreviation, alt-of, feminine, initialism, proper-noun
From Middle High German ja, from Old High German ja, jā (“yes”), from Proto-Germanic *ja (“yes”). Cognate with Yiddish יאָ (yo).
Es kann ja nicht immer so bleiben.
It obviously cannot always remain so.
Der Peter war ja gestern krank.
Peter was sick yesterday, as you know.
From Middle High German ja, from Old High German ja, jā (“yes”), from Proto-Germanic *ja (“yes”). Cognate with Yiddish יאָ (yo).
Willst du das? Ja.
Do you want that? Yes.
Aber ja!
Yes, of course!
From ja (“yes”).