ya

¹

[yuh]

pronoun

Informal.

1. you.

   Give me a hand, will ya?

2. your.

   Where's ya brother?

ya

²

[yah]

interjection

Informal.

1. a variant of yeah.

yā

³

[yah]

noun

1. the 28th letter of the Arabic alphabet.

YA

⁴

abbreviation

1. young adult.

Word History and Origins

Origin of ya¹

First recorded in 1820–25; a phonetic spelling representing the pronunciation of you and your in continuous rapid speech

Origin of ya²

From Arabic

Example Sentences

Mahmoud Amin Ya'qub al-Muhtadi, 33, allegedly armed himself and joined a paramilitary group that fought alongside Hamas in the 2023 attack that saw about 2,000 people killed and 251 taken as hostages.

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How’s that workin’ out for ya?

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We don’t know how judges evaluate such things, but YA THINK?

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En parte se debía a problemas de salud, ya que Sasaki ha dicho que sus problemas en el hombro afectaban a su lanzamiento.

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That’s why acting on recent news—not just saying “told ya so”—could be key to improving your prospects.

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