jāi

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Jersey Dutch

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Dutch jij.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /jɛi/, /jai/ (stressed)
  • IPA(key): /jə/ (unstressed)

Pronoun

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jāi

  1. you (second-person singular subjective personal pronoun)

Inflection

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Jersey Dutch personal pronouns
subject subject object object possessive possessive possessive
full unstr. full unstr. full unstr. pred.
1st person äk 'k māi me, mê māin māi māine
2nd person jāi je jāu je jāu je jāue
3rd person masculine hāi he häm h'm z'n
3rd person feminine zāi ze hœr h'r hœr h'r hœre
3rd person neuter hät it hät it z'n
1st person plural wāi we, wê on̈s, on̈z on̈s, on̈z, on̈ze on̈ze
2nd person plural jœlli je jœlli je jœlli je jœlliz
3rd person plural zāi ze se hœlli hœlliz