Meaning of じゃあ in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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じゃあ, じゃJLPT 5
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Romajijā, ja
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- conjunction, interjection (kandoushi)
- Meaning
- then; well; so; well then
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- Parts of speech
- Meaning
- combination of 'de' and 'wa' particles
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- Parts of speech
- auxiliary
- Meaning
- plain copula
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Example Sentences
じゃあ, じゃ used in context
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「じゃ留年しなかったら付き合ってくれんの？」「タラレバ話って好きじゃないの」
So, you'll go out with me if I don't have to repeat a year? "I don't care for 'what if' stories."
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えっと、じゃ、決を取りたいと思います。今の小川君の提案に賛成の人、手を上げてください。
Er, well, I'd like to take a vote. Would people in favour of Mr Ogawa's proposition please raise their hands.
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Then, those from a year ago won't be working any more!
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「今週からプール開きね」「そっかー。じゃあ、水着買いに行かなきゃ」
It's pool-season from this week, isn't it? "Oh yes. I've gotta go and buy a swimming suit, then."
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Ah, the phone card's already running out.. See you in half an hour.
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入学して１か月・・・まだ一人も友達がいないってのはやばすぎる。このままじゃ中学の二の舞だ！！
One month since entering high school ... not a single friend yet. That's really terrible, at this rate it will be middle-school all over again!!
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