tja

Meaning

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

Concepts

now

well

well then

Synonyms

komaan

welaan

welnu

enfin

nu

nou

wel

Translations

nun

eh bien

nu

ebbene

bem

então

pois

pois bem

nun wohl

attualmente

Etymology

Cognate with Danish: ja

Cognate with Finnish: 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…”).