tja

Betekenis (Engels)

1. Used to express thinking or pondering; hmm, yeah well
2. Used to express ambivalence or resignation
3. Used to express indifference
4. Used to express that something is to be expected or anticipated
5. Used to indirectly express disagreement or disapproval

Sinonieme

komaan

welaan

welnu

enfin

nu

nou

wel

Vertalings

now

nun

well

eh bien

nu

well then

nun wohl

attualmente

ebbene

bem

então

pois

pois bem

Etimologie (Engels)

Verwante met Deens: ja

Verwante met Fins: jaa

In summary

Variant of ja (“yes”). Compare tjonge (from jongen). Compare also Danish ja (“yes”) vs tja (“well…”); Finnish jaa (“yes; oh, well”), tjaa (“well…”).