ya
Yeah; yesYeah; yes.
/jɑː/
» Told ya so!
А я предупреждал!
Отож бо й воно!
Так отож!
Meaning
3 senses(informal)Yeah; yes.
(informal)Go. (Spoken to horses and cattle.)
(Malaysia, Singapore, informal)Yes, yeah (used to express affirmation)
Examples
20 sentencesTold ya so!
Отож бо й воно! — pinaxe
ruА я предупреждал! — pinaxe
You just keep getting bigger, don't ya?
I know we're in the house, but put some clothes on, will ya?
Right back at ya.
Are ya winning, son?
ruПобеждаешь, сынок? — Ooneykcall
Origin
Apparently from German ja and cognates in other Germanic languages; related to English yeaApparently from German ja and cognates in other Germanic languages; related to English yeah.
Variation of hyah.
From Malay ya, from Dutch ja (and ultimately Proto-Germanic *ja). Reinforced by informal variants of yes in English (e.g., yeah). Doublet of yes.
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