я

See also: Я, я̆, and Variations of "r"

я - Translingual

Letter

я (upper case Я)

  1. A letter of the Cyrillic script, called ya or ja.
  • Regular.
  • Italics.
  • Handwritten.

я - Abaza

Letter

я (ja) (lower case, upper case Я)

  1. The seventy-first letter of the Abaza alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

я - Adyghe

Letter

я (ja) (lower case, upper case Я)

  1. The sixty-fourth letter of the Adyghe alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

я - Aghul

Letter

я (ja) (lower case, upper case Я)

  1. The fifty-third letter of the Aghul alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

я - Alutor

Letter

я (transliteration needed) (lower case, upper case Я)

  1. The thirty-ninth letter of the Alutor alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

я - Avar

Letter

я (ja) (lower case, upper case Я)

  1. The forty-sixth letter of the Avar alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

я - Bashkir

Letter

я (ya) (lower case, upper case Я)

  1. The forty-second letter of the Bashkir alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

я - Belarusian

Letter

я (ja) (lower case, upper case Я)

  1. The thirty-second letter of the Belarusian alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

Pronunciation

  • IPA: [ja]

Pronoun

я (ja)

  1. I (first-person singular subject pronoun)

Declension

singular plural reflexive
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
m n f
nominative я (ja) ты (ty) ён (jón) яно́ ‎(janó) яна́ ‎(janá) мы ‎(my) вы ‎(vy) яны́ ‎(janý)
genitive мяне́ (mjanjé) цябе́ (cjabjé) яго́ ‎(jahó) яе́ ‎(jajé) нас (nas) вас (vas) іх ‎(ix) сябе́ (sjabjé)
dative мне (mnje) табе́ ‎(tabjé) яму́ ‎(jamú) ёй (jój) нам ‎(nam) вам ‎(vam) ім (im) сабе́ ‎(sabjé)
accusative мяне́ ‎(mjanjé) цябе́ ‎(cjabjé) яго́ (jahó) яе́ ‎(jajé) нас ‎(nas) вас ‎(vas) іх (ix) сябе́ (sjabjé)
instrumental мной, мно́ю ‎(mnoj, mnóju) табо́й, табо́ю (tabój, tabóju) ім (im) ёй, ёю (jój, jóju) на́мі ‎(námi) ва́мі ‎(vámi) і́мі (ími) сабо́й, сабо́ю (sabój, sabóju)
locative мне (mnje) табе́ (tabjé) ім (im) ёй (jój) нас (nas) вас (vas) іх (ix) сабе́ ‎(sabjé)

я - Bulgarian

Pronunciation

  • IPA: [ja̟]

Letter

я (ja) (lower case, upper case Я)

  1. The thirtieth letter of the Bulgarian alphabet, called я (ja), and written in the Cyrillic script.

Pronunciation

  • (stressed) IPA: [ja̟]
  • (unstressed) IPA: [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.
Number Person Gender Nominative (subject) Accusative (direct complement) Dative (indirect complement) Prepositional
Full Short Full Short
SingularFirst аз (az) мен (men) ме́не (méne) ме (me) ме́не (méne) ми (mi) мен (men) ме́не (méne)
SecondInformal ти (ti) теб (teb) те́бе (tébe) те (te) те́бе (tébe) ти (ti) теб (teb) те́бе (tébe)
Formal Ви́е (Víe) Вас (Vas) Ви (Vi) Вам (Vam) Ви (Vi) Вас (Vas)
ThirdMasculine той (toj) не́го (négo) го (go) не́му (nému) му (mu) не́го (négo)
Feminine тя (tja) не́я (néja) я (ja) ней (nej) ѝ (ì) не́я (néja)
Neuter то (to) не́го (négo) го (go) не́му (nému) му (mu) не́го (négo)
PluralFirst ни́е (níe) ний (nij) нас (nas) ни (ni) нам (nam) ни (ni) нас (nas)
SecondInformal ви́е (víe) вий (vij) вас (vas) ви (vi) вам (vam) ви (vi) вас (vas)
Formal Ви́е (Víe) Вас (Vas) Ви (Vi) Вам (Vam) Ви (Vi) Вас (Vas)
Third те (te) тях (tjah) ги (gi) тям (tjam) им (im) тях (tjah)

Particle

я (ja)

  1. (colloquial) Used in imperative sentence for emphasis.
  2. (colloquial) Used to emphasize that what has just been said is true.

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

Pronoun

я (ja)

  1. (regional, dialect) I.
    • Synonym: аз (az)
    • Питам го я: — Ти ли си бре, момче, телеграфният? А он:Я.
      • Pitam go ja: — Ti li si bre, momče, telegrafnijat? A on:Ja.
      • I ask him: "Are you the telegrapher, boy?", and he says: "I am."

я - Buryat

Letter

я (ja) (lower case, upper case Я)

  1. The thirty-sixth letter of the Buryat alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

я - Chechen

Letter

я (ja) (lower case, upper case Я)

  1. The forty-seventh letter of the Chechen alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

я - Chukchi

Letter

я (transliteration needed) (lower case, upper case Я)

  1. The thirty-sixth letter of the Chukchi alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

я - Chuvash

Letter

я (ja) (lower case, upper case Я)

  1. The thirty-seventh letter of the Chuvash alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

я - Crimean Tatar

Letter

я (transliteration needed) (lower case, upper case Я)

  1. The thirty-seventh letter of the Crimean Tatar alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

я - Dargwa

Letter

я (ə) (lower case, upper case Я)

  1. The forty-sixth letter of the Dargwa alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

я - Dungan

Letter

я (i͡a) (lower case, upper case Я)

  1. The thirty-eighth letter of the Dungan alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

я - Eastern Mari

Letter

я (ja) (lower case, upper case Я)

  1. The thirty-sixth letter of the Eastern Mari alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

я - Even

Letter

я (ja) (lower case, upper case Я)

  1. The thirty-sixth letter of the Even alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

я - Evenki

Letter

я (ja) (lower case, upper case Я)

  1. The thirty-fourth letter of the Evenki alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

я - Ingush

Letter

я (ja) (lower case, upper case Я)

  1. The forty-fourth letter of the Ingush alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

я - Itelmen

Letter

я (transliteration needed) (lower case, upper case Я)

  1. The forty-eighth letter of the Itelmen alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

я - Kabardian

Letter

я (ja) (lower case, upper case Я)

  1. The fifty-seventh letter of the Kabardian alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

я - Kalmyk

Letter

я (ya) (lower case, upper case Я)

  1. The thirty-ninth letter of the Kalmyk alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

я - Kazakh

Pronunciation

  • (phoneme) IPA: /jɑ/

Letter

я (ä) (lower case, upper case Я)

  1. The forty-second letter of the Kazakh alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

я - Khakas

Letter

я (ya) (lower case, upper case Я)

  1. The thirty-ninth letter of the Khakas alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

я - Kumyk

Letter

я (ya) (lower case, upper case Я)

  1. The thirty-ninth letter of the Kumyk alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

я - Kyrgyz

Letter

я (ya) (lower case, upper case Я)

  1. The thirty-sixth letter of the Kyrgyz alphabet, called я (ya), and written in the Cyrillic script.

я - Lezgi

Letter

я (ä) (lower case, upper case Я)

  1. The forty-fifth letter of the Lezgi alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

я - Mansi

Letter

я (â) (lower case, upper case Я)

  1. The forty-third letter of the Mansi alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

я - Mongolian

Pronunciation

Letter

я (ja) (lower case, upper case Я)

  1. The thirty-fifth letter of the Mongolian alphabet, called я (ja), and written in the Cyrillic script.

Noun

я (ja)

  1. The name of the Cyrillic script letter Я / я.

Derived terms

я - Nivkh

Letter

я (ja) (lower case, upper case Я)

  1. The forty-sixth letter of the Nivkh alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

я - Ossetian

Letter

я (ja) (lower case, upper case Я)

  1. The forty-third letter of the Ossetian alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

Usage notes

Only used in Russian borrowings.

я - Romanian

Letter

я (lower case, upper case Я)

  1. The thirty-first letter of the Moldovan alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

я - Russian

Pronunciation

  • IPA: [ja]

Letter

я (ja) (lower case, upper case Я)

  1. The thirty-third letter of the Russian alphabet, called я (ja), and written in the Cyrillic script.

Noun

я (ja) n inan (indeclinable)

  1. The name of the Cyrillic script letter Я.

Pronoun

я (ja)

  1. I (first-person singular subject pronoun)

Declension

singular plural reflexive
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
m n f
nominative я (ja) ты (ty) он (on) оно́ (onó) она́ (oná) мы (my) вы (vy) они́5 (oní)
genitive меня́ (menjá) тебя́ (tebjá) его́, него́1 2 (jevó, nevó1 2) её6, неё1 (jejó6, nejó1) нас (nas) вас (vas) их, них1 (ix, nix1) себя́ (sebjá)
dative мне (mne) тебе́ (tebé) ему́, нему́1 (jemú, nemú1) ей, ней1 (jej, nej1) нам (nam) вам (vam) им, ним1 (im, nim1) себе́ (sebé)
accusative меня́ (menjá) тебя́ (tebjá) его́, него́1 2 (jevó, nevó1 2) её, неё1 (jejó, nejó1) нас (nas) вас (vas) их, них1 (ix, nix1) себя́ (sebjá)
instrumental мной, мно́ю4 (mnoj, mnóju4) тобо́й, тобо́ю4 (tobój, tobóju4) им, ним1 (im, nim1) ей, е́ю4, ней1, не́ю1 4 (jej, jéju4, nej1, néju1 4) на́ми (námi) ва́ми (vámi) и́ми, ни́ми1 (ími, ními1) собо́й, собо́ю4 (sobój, sobóju4)
prepositional3 мне (mne) тебе́ (tebé) нём1 (njom1) ней1 (nej1) нас (nas) вас (vas) них1 (nix1) себе́ (sebé)
  1. The alternative forms starting with "н-" (n-) are used after a preposition.
  2. The letter "г" (g) in the genitive/accusative case ending is pronounced as /v/.
  3. The prepositional case is never used without a preposition.
  4. Instrumental forms ending in "-ю" (ju) are either dated, poetic, or dialectal.
  5. Archaic feminine form: оне́ (oné).
  6. Archaic form: ея́ (jejá).
singular plural reflexive
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
m n f m or n f
nominative я (ja) ты (ty) онъ (on) оно́ (onó) она́ (oná) мы (my) вы (vy) они́ (oní) онѣ́ (oně́)
genitive меня́ (menjá) тебя́ (tebjá) его́, него́1 2 (jegó, negó1 2) ея́, нея́1 (jejá, nejá1) насъ (nas) васъ (vas) ихъ, нихъ1 (ix, nix1) себя́ (sebjá)
dative мнѣ (mně) тебѣ́ (tebě́) ему́, нему́1 (jemú, nemú1) ей, ней1 (jej, nej1) намъ (nam) вамъ (vam) им, ним1 (im, nim1) себѣ́ (sebě́)
accusative меня́ (menjá) тебя́ (tebjá) его́, него́1 2 (jegó, negó1 2) её, неё1 (jejó, nejó1) насъ (nas) васъ (vas) ихъ, нихъ1 (ix, nix1) себя́ (sebjá)
instrumental мной, мно́ю (mnoj, mnóju4) тобо́й, тобо́ю (tobój, tobóju4) им, ним1 (im, nim1) ей, е́ю4, ней1, не́ю1 4 (jej, jéju4, nej1, néju1 4) на́ми (námi) ва́ми (vámi) и́ми, ни́ми1 (ími, ními1) собо́й, собо́ю4 (sobój, sobóju4)
prepositional3 мнѣ (mně) тебѣ́ (tebě́) нёмъ1 (njom1) ней1 (nej1) насъ (nas) васъ (vas) нихъ1 (nix1) себѣ́ (sebě́)
  1. The alternative forms starting with "н-" (n-) are used after a preposition.
  2. Letter "г" (g) in the genitive/accusative case ending is pronounced as /v/
  3. The prepositional case is never used without a preposition
  4. Instrumental forms ending in "-ю" (ju) are either dated, poetic, or dialectal.

я - Rusyn

Letter

я (ja)

  1. The thirty-fourth letter of the Rusyn Cyrillic alphabet. It is preceded by Ю.

Pronoun

я (ja)

  1. I (first-person singular subject pronoun)
    • Я руси́н, быв, єсьм, і бу́ду.
      • Ja rusýn, bŷv, jesʹm, i búdu.
      • I was Rusyn, I am Rusyn and I will be Rusyn.

я - Southern Altai

Letter

я (ya) (lower case, upper case Я)

  1. The thirty-seventh letter of the Southern Altai alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

я - Tabasaran

Letter

я (ja) (lower case, upper case Я)

  1. The forty-sixth letter of the Tabasaran alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

я - Tajik

Letter

я (ya) (lower case, upper case Я)

  1. The thirty-fifth letter of the Tajik alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

я - Tatar

Letter

я (ya) (lower case, upper case Я)

  1. The thirty-ninth letter of the Tatar alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

я - Tundra Nenets

Pronunciation

  • IPA: [ˈjɐ]
  • Hyphenation: я

Noun

я (ya)

  1. land
  2. place
  3. soil
  4. earth

Pronunciation

  • IPA: [ˈjɐ]
  • Hyphenation: я

Noun

я (ya)

  1. flour

я - Tuvan

Letter

я (ya) (lower case, upper case Я)

  1. The thirty-sixth letter of the Tuvan alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

я - Udmurt

Letter

я (ja) (lower case, upper case Я)

  1. The thirty-eighth letter of the Udmurt alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

я - Ukrainian

Pronunciation

  • IPA: [ja]

Letter

я (ja) (lower case, upper case Я)

  1. The thirty-third letter of the Ukrainian alphabet, called я (ja), and written in the Cyrillic script.

Pronoun

я (ja)

  1. I (first-person singular subject pronoun)
  2. (psychology) ego

Declension

singular plural reflexive
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
m n f
nominative я (ja) ти (ty) він (vin) воно́ (vonó) вона́ (voná) ми (my) ви (vy) вони́ (voný)
genitive мене́, ме́не* ‎(mené, méne*) тебе́, те́бе* ‎(tebé, tébe*) його́, ньо́го* (johó, nʹóho*) її́, не́ї* ‎(jijí, néji*) нас ‎(nas) вас (vas) їх, них* (jix, nyx*) себе́, се́бе* (sebé, sébe*)
dative мені́ (mení) тобі́ ‎(tobí) йому́ ‎(jomú) їй ‎(jij) нам ‎(nam) вам (vam) їм (jim) собі́ ‎(sobí)
accusative мене́, ме́не* (mené, méne*) тебе́, те́бе* (tebé, tébe*) його́, ньо́го* ‎(johó, nʹóho*) її́, не́ї* ‎(jijí, néji*) нас ‎(nas) вас (vas) їх, них* ‎(jix, nyx*) себе́, се́бе* ‎(sebé, sébe*)
instrumental мно́ю (mnóju) тобо́ю ‎(tobóju) ним (nym) не́ю ‎(néju) на́ми (námy) ва́ми ‎(vámy) ни́ми (nýmy) собо́ю ‎(sobóju)
locative мені́ ‎(mení) тобі́ ‎(tobí) ньо́му, нім (nʹómu, nim) ній (nij) нас ‎(nas) вас (vas) них (nyx) собі́ ‎(sobí)

* The alternative forms with stress retraction and with an initial н- (n-) in the third person are used after a preposition.

я - Uzbek

Letter

я (ya) (lower case, upper case Я)

  1. The thirty-first letter of the Uzbek alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

я - Western Mari

Letter

я (ja) (lower case, upper case Я)

  1. The thirty-seventh letter of the Western Mari alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

я - Yakut

Letter

я (ya) (lower case, upper case Я)

  1. The fortieth letter of the Yakut alphabet, called я (ya), and written in the Cyrillic script.
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