ся

See also: сѧ, са, -ся, and -са

Bulgarian

Adverb

ся • (sja)

1. Alternative spelling of с'я (s'ja)

Usage notes

Spelling contracted words without the apostrophe is non-standard, but is actually the more common way to spell them colloquially, especially so on the internet. Since с'я is itself colloquial, it is rare to see it written with an apostrophe.

Moksha

Etymology

From Proto-Mordvinic *śe, from Proto-Uralic *śe (“it”). Cognates include Erzya се (se), Finnish se, Estonian see.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /sʲæ/

Pronoun

ся • (sä)

1. (demonstrative) that
   • V. I. Ščankina (2011) Russko-mokšansko-erzjanskij slovarʹ [Russian-Moksha-Erzya Dictionary], Saransk, →ISBN

     ся и тона

     sä i tona

     that and the other

     сяда меле

     säda mele

     after that

     сянкса, сянкса штоба, сянь кувалма

     sänksa , sänksa štoba, säń kuvalma

     because of that, as a consequence (of that)

     сяс мес

     säs mes

     because

     сяс, сянкса

     säs , sänksa

     therefore

     эста, ся пингть

     esta, sä pingť

     at that time (lit. "of that time")

Declension

Indefinite declension of ся

	singular	plural
nominative	ся (sä)	сят (sät)
genitive	сянь (säń)	сятнень (sätneń)
dative	сянди (sändi)	сятненди (sätnendi)
ablative	сяда (säda)	—
inessive	—	—
elative	—	—
illative	сяс (säs)	—
prolative	—	—
comparative	сяшка (säška)	—
translative	—	—
abessive	сяфтома (säftoma)	—
causative	сянкса (sänksa)	—

Derived terms

• сяда (säda)
• сяс (säs)
• сянкса (sänksa)

Russian

Etymology

Contracted from себя́ (sebjá) and probably not a direct descendant of Proto-Slavic *sę (whence -ся (-sja)) or Old Church Slavonic сѧ (sę).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sʲa]

• Audio:

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Pronoun

ся • (sja)

1. (colloquial) Contraction of себя́ (sebjá).

Ukrainian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *sę. Cognate Polish się.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sʲa]

Pronoun

ся • (sja)

1. (poetic), (old Ukrainian) reflexive pronoun; oneself, self