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yea

/jeɪ/ /ˈjæ.ə/

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noun

Ja-Stimme

An affirmative vote, usually but not always spoken

Examples :

"The final vote was close, but the yeas had it, and the motion passed. "

Die endgültige Abstimmung war knapp, aber die Ja-Stimmen hatten die Oberhand, und der Antrag wurde angenommen.

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adverb

Ja

Examples :

""Are you coming to the park with us?" "Yea, I'll meet you there." "

„Kommst du mit uns in den Park?“ „Ja, ich treffe euch dort.“

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adverb

Ja, so

Thus, so (now often accompanied by a hand gesture).

Examples :

"The pony was yea high."

Das Pony war so hoch.

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conjunction

Sogar, vielmehr

Or even, or more like, nay. Introduces a stronger and more appropriate expression than the preceding one.

Examples :

"He wasn't just tired; yea, he was completely exhausted after running the marathon. "

Er war nicht nur müde, sondern vielmehr völlig erschöpft, nachdem er den Marathon gelaufen war.

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interjection

Ja, richtig, jawohl

(in some dialects of American English, including Southern, Western, and African American Vernacular) Yeah, right, yes.

Examples :

""He said he finished all his homework, yea, right, I saw him playing video games all afternoon." "

„Er sagte, er hätte alle seine Hausaufgaben erledigt, jawohl, richtig, ich habe ihn den ganzen Nachmittag Videospiele spielen sehen.“

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interjection

Ja, hurra

Expressing joy, celebration, glee, etc.

Examples :

"Yeah! We did it!"

Ja! Wir haben es geschafft!

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