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A1
'ja' primarily means 'yes' as an affirmation or interjection. It also functions as a modal particle conveying surprise, emphasis, or expectation ('That's really/after all'). Common mid-sentence particle in German. Not a verb; no auxiliary. It is unstressed in particle use, stressed when used as 'yes'.
Examples
Ja, ich komme morgen.
Yes, I'll come tomorrow.
Der Minister sagte ja, dass die Reform nötig war, weil die Wirtschaft sich erholen musste.
The minister indeed said that the reform was necessary because the economy had to recover.
Details
Mnemonics
imagine nodding and saying a short 'ya' to agree
sounds like English 'ya' (informal yes)
Notes
The entry had an empty source pos in the input. Functionally 'ja' is an affirmation/response (interjection/adverb).