я
In English, я has 3 different meanings It can only be used as character meaning the thirty-third letter of the Russian alphabet, called я (ja), and written in the Cyrillic script. It can only be used as noun meaning the name of the Cyrillic script letter Я. It can only be used as pronoun meaning i (first-person singular subject pronoun)
It evolved from 1 origin. Comes from Proto-Indo-European *éǵh₂.
"я" usage examples
Sentences containing я to see its usage in context.
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« Прости , » он рёк , « тебя я видел , И ты недаром мне сиял : Не всё я в небе ненавидел , Не всё я в мире презирал . » |
“Forgive me,” he said, “I saw you, And it was not for nothing that you shone to me: I didn’t hate everything in the sky, I didn’t despise everything in the world.” |
я вас любил : |
I loved you: |
я не хочу печалить вас ничем . |
I do not want to sadden you with anything. |