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Translation

indeed

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Examples

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I did say that.

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He really is a good man.

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You do know the truth.

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She did come, but only after us.

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We really do have to do it.

is pure emphasis, the equivalent of the stressed "do" in "I do know". It sits directly in front of the verb it is insisting on and adds no information of its own, only force, usually against a doubt somebody has just raised. Keep it apart from , which answers a question, and from , which points something out.

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ja: worksheet, infographic and listicle

Free printable study downloads for the Esperanto word "ja" (indeed): a worksheet with the answer key built in, an infographic, and a sentence listicle. Open any one to view, print or save.

This word is taught in chapter 1, lesson 12: ja, granda, multa and 9 more words.