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The word "я" is not only used in Russian. In Belarussian, it can also be: The short form of the third-person singular feminine pronoun in the accusative case, used as the direct object of a verb, translated as her when the noun is animate, and as it when the noun is inanimate [Стефан смачка бележката на топка и я хвърли в огъня.‎ - Stefan smačka beležkata na topka i ja hvǎrli v ogǎnja. - Stefan crumpled the note up into a ball and threw it on the fire.], (colloquially) used in an imperative sentence for emphasis [Я да видя!‎ - Ja da vidja! - Let me see!], (colloquially) used to emphasize that what has just been said is true [A: Няма повече мляко в хладилника. B: Няма, я!‎ - A: Njama poveče mljako v hladilnika. B: Njama, ja! - A: There isn't any milk left in the fridge. B: You're damn right there isn't!] , (colloquially) used to introduce two alternative options; either, or [Я има вода, я няма.‎ - Ja ima voda, ja njama. - Either there is water or there isn't.], or finally, it can be used to express surprise, wonder or amazement; "oh". [Я, колко хубави цветя!‎ - Ja, kolko hubavi cvetja! - Oh, how beautiful these flowers are!]
The word "аз" can be used as an archaic, ecclesiastic or ironic form of the word "я ".
The thirty-third and final letter of the Russian Cyrillic alphabet. Its name is я ‎(ja); It is preceded by the letter Ю ‎(Ju).It is the thirty-second letter of the Ukrainian Cyrillic alphabet; It is preceded by Ю ‎(Ju) and followed by Ь ‎(ʹ). and has two pronunciations, /ja/ (unstressed) and /jə/ (stressed). The word is from the Proto-Slavic "*(j)azъ", which ultimately was from the Proto-Indo-European "*éǵh₂". The letter"я" does have meaning and serves as a word though. In Russian, "я" means, "I" (the first-person singular subject pronoun) [Я ру́сский‎ - Ja rússkij - I am Russian], and serves the same purpose in Ukrainian.





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