Russian - English Dictionary
[ja]
Я is the first-person singular personal pronoun in Russian, meaning I or me in English depending on grammatical context.
| # | Type | Russian | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | pronoun | я personal pronoun | I |
| 2 | noun | я the self | ego |
| 3 | pronoun | я subject of a verb with “and” | me |
| 4 | pronoun | я subject of a verb without “and” | me |
| 5 | pronoun | я complement of the copula | me |
| 6 | noun | я a letter of the Cyrillic alphabet "Я/я" | ya |
| 7 | noun | я | The name of the Cyrillic script letter Я. |
| 8 | pronoun | я | I (first-person singular subject pronoun) |
Я студент.
I am a student.
Она видит меня.
She sees me.
Это я!
It's me!
Я functions as a nominative subject pronoun (I), while меня is its accusative/genitive form (me). In Russian, subject pronouns are often omitted because the verb form already indicates the person. The letter я can also refer to the Cyrillic character itself.
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