tja
Betekenis (English)
- Used to express thinking or pondering; hmm, yeah well
- Used to express ambivalence or resignation
- Used to express indifference
- Used to express that something is to be expected or anticipated
- Used to indirectly express disagreement or disapproval
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Etymologie (English)
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…”).
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