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ja
A1 adverb Wichtige Sätze
🇬🇧 English: yes
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Definition

🇩🇪 German
adverb

Eine positive Antwort, eine (endgültige) Zustimmung.

Definition

🇬🇧 English

Used to give a positive answer, agree with something, or accept an offer. The opposite of 'no'.

Grammatik

🇩🇪 German

Gender: neutrum (das). Plural: die Ja.

🇬🇧 Interjection and adverb. Common extensions: 'yes, please' (politely accepting), 'yes, of course', 'yes, definitely'. Informal alternatives: 'yeah' (very common), 'yep', 'yup', 'aye' (Scottish/Northern English). 'Absolutely', 'certainly', 'of course' are more formal alternatives.

Cultural Notes

🇬🇧 English

'Yeah' is the most common informal version of 'yes' in everyday British and American speech. 'Aye' is used in Scotland. In parliament, MPs vote by shouting 'Aye' or 'No' (not yes). 'Yes we can' was the famous campaign slogan of Barack Obama in 2008.

Beispielsätze

Ja, stellen Sie Ihre Frage.

"Ja, stellen Sie Ihre Frage."

🇬🇧 "Yes, ask your question."

„Ich habe eine Idee.“ „Ja, nur zu.""

"„Ich habe eine Idee.“ „Ja, nur zu."""

🇬🇧 """I have an idea." "Yes, please go ahead.""

Lückentext 🇩🇪 German

___, stellen Sie Ihre Frage.

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