tja

Anlam (İngilizce)

  1. well, hmm
  2. Used to express acceptance of a negative outcome; oh well, welp
  3. Used as an unsympathetic response to a negative outcome for someone else, implying it was predictable or is otherwise simply to be accepted

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A2
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/tja/
Etimoloji (İngilizce)

Probably from an onomatopoeia for clicking one’s tongue, which is used with the same meaning. Perhaps also a variant of ja (“yes”). Similar expressions are found in nearby Germanic languages and in Finnish, suggesting an areal feature.

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