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tja

tja

See also: tjá

Dutch

Interjection

tja

  1. hmm, yeah well
    Tja, eigenlijk weet ik dat niet.
    Yeah well, actually I don't know that.

Anagrams


German

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -aː

Interjection

tja

  1. oh well, well
    • Was schlägst du vor? - Tja, ich schlage vor, dass wir ins Kino gehen.
      What do you suggest? - Well, I suggest that we go to the movies.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From ja (yes).

Interjection

tja

  1. used to express uncertainty; hm; well; compare nja
    Tja, eg veit ikkje om dét er nokon god idé.
    Well...I am not sure if that is a good idea.

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tja/

Adverb

tja

  1. (Croatia, regional) there
Synonyms

Etymology 2

From German tja.

Interjection

  1. hmm, oh well

Swedish

Etymology 1

Short for tjena, which is in turn short for tjenare, from tjänareservant’, from din ödmjuke tjänare ’your humble servant’. Compare German servus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɕa/

Interjection

tja

  1. an informal greeting; hi
  2. an informal farewell; bye
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Etymology 2

Stressed variant of ja ’yes’.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɕɑː/ or IPA(key): /tɕɑː/
  • Homophone: shah (first pronunciation)

Adverb

tja (not comparable)

  1. an uncertain or stalling answer; ”well …”, leaning slightly towards the positive
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