じゃ
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Japanese
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Syllable
[edit]Etymology 2
[edit]Contraction of では (de wa).
Alternative forms
[edit]- じゃあ (jā)
Conjunction
[edit]- (colloquial) so, then—used for connecting to a reasonable conclusion, supposition
Interjection
[edit]Etymology 3
[edit]Contraction of である (de aru, “to be, to exist”).
Verb
[edit]Usage notes
[edit]Variation on the Japanese copula だ (da) used in western Japan, such as in Chūgoku, Shikoku, or Kyūshū; particularly common in Hiroshima. The use of じゃ (ja) is also common in fictional dialogue attributed to archaic characters. In Kansai, じゃ (ja) changed to や (ya) in the late Edo period.
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of "じゃ" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Stem forms | ||||
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Imperfective (未然形) | じゃろ では |
jaro de wa | ||
Continuative (連用形) | じゃっ で |
ja' de | ||
Terminal (終止形) | じゃ | ja | ||
Attributive (連体形) | な | na | ||
Hypothetical (仮定形) | なら | nara | ||
Imperative (命令形) | - | - | ||
Key constructions | ||||
Passive | - | - | ||
Causative | - | - | ||
Potential | - | - | ||
Volitional | じゃろう | jarō | ||
Negative | ではない じゃない¹ でない |
de wa nai ja nai¹ de nai | ||
Negative continuative | ではなくて じゃなくて¹ |
de wa nakute ja nakute¹ | ||
Formal | です | desu | ||
Perfective | じゃった | jatta | ||
Conjunctive | で | de | ||
Hypothetical conditional | ならば | naraba | ||
¹ Colloquial contraction |
Etymology 4
[edit]Kanji reading.
Noun
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