ya
Used to form a confirmation-seeking tag question, expecting an affirmative responseUsed to form a confirmation-seeking tag question, expecting an affirmative response.
» Told ya so!
А я предупреждал! — pinaxe
Отож бо й воно! — pinaxe
Так отож! — pinaxe
pinaxe · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 senses(Manglish, Singlish)Used to form a confirmation-seeking tag question, expecting an affirmative response.
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 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Origin
From Malay ya, from Dutch ja (and ultimately Proto-Germanic *ja). Reinforced by informal vFrom 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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