jia

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See also: Appendix:Variations of "jia"

Japanese

Romanization

jia

  1. Rōmaji transcription of じあ

Mandarin

Romanization

jia (jia5／jia0, Zhuyin ˙ㄐㄧㄚ)

  1. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 家

jia

  1. Nonstandard spelling of jiā.
  2. Nonstandard spelling of jiá.
  3. Nonstandard spelling of jiǎ.
  4. Nonstandard spelling of jià.

Usage notes

  • Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.

Swahili

Pronunciation

  • Audio (Kenya)(file)

Verb

-jia (infinitive kujia)

  1. Applicative form of -ja

Conjugation

Conjugation of -jia
Positive present -najia
Subjunctive -jie
Negative -jii
Imperative singular jia
Infinitives
Positive kujia
Negative kutojia
Imperatives
Singular jia
Plural jieni
Tensed forms
Habitual hujia
Positive past positive subject concord + -lijia
Negative past negative subject concord + -kujia
Positive present (positive subject concord + -najia)
Singular Plural
1st person ninajia/najia tunajia
2nd person unajia mnajia
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anajia wanajia
other classes positive subject concord + -najia
Negative present (negative subject concord + -jii)
Singular Plural
1st person sijii hatujii
2nd person hujii hamjii
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hajii hawajii
other classes negative subject concord + -jii
Positive future positive subject concord + -tajia
Negative future negative subject concord + -tajia
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -jie)
Singular Plural
1st person nijie tujie
2nd person ujie mjie
3rd person m-wa(I/II) ajie wajie
other classes positive subject concord + -jie
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sijie
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngejia
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singejia
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalijia
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalijia
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -ajia)
Singular Plural
1st person najia twajia
2nd person wajia mwajia
3rd person m-wa(I/II) ajia wajia
m-mi(III/IV) wajia yajia
ji-ma(V/VI) lajia yajia
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chajia vyajia
n(IX/X) yajia zajia
u(XI) wajia see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwajia
pa(XVI) pajia
mu(XVIII) mwajia
Perfect positive subject concord + -mejia
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshajia
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jajia
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kijia
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipojia
Consecutive kajia / positive subject concord + -kajia
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kajie
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nijia -tujia
2nd person -kujia -wajia/-kujieni/-wajieni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mjia -wajia
m-mi(III/IV) -ujia -ijia
ji-ma(V/VI) -lijia -yajia
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kijia -vijia
n(IX/X) -ijia -zijia
u(XI) -ujia see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kujia
pa(XVI) -pajia
mu(XVIII) -mujia
Reflexive -jijia
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -jia- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -jiaye -jiao
m-mi(III/IV) -jiao -jiayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -jialo -jiayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -jiacho -jiavyo
n(IX/X) -jiayo -jiazo
u(XI) -jiao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -jiako
pa(XVI) -jiapo
mu(XVIII) -jiamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -jia)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yejia -ojia
m-mi(III/IV) -ojia -yojia
ji-ma(V/VI) -lojia -yojia
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chojia -vyojia
n(IX/X) -yojia -zojia
u(XI) -ojia see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kojia
pa(XVI) -pojia
mu(XVIII) -mojia
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

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