jaga

See also: jagā

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse jaga, from Middle Low German jāgen, from Old Saxon *jagōn, from Proto-West Germanic *jagōn.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjeːa/

Verb

jaga (third person singular past indicative jagaði, third person plural past indicative jagað, supine jagað)

1. to hunt

Conjugation

Conjugation of jaga (group v-30)
infinitive	jaga
supine	jagað
participle (a6)1	jagandi	jagaður
	present	past
first singular	jagi	jagaði
second singular	jagar	jagaði
third singular	jagar	jagaði
plural	jaga	jagaðu
	imperative
singular	jaga!
plural	jagið!
1Only the past participle being declined.

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Indonesian

Alternative forms

• djaga (pre-1967)

Etymology

From Malay jaga, from Classical Malay jaga, from Pali jagga, from Sanskrit जागर्ति (jāgarti), जागृ (jāgṛ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʒa.ɡa/
• Hyphenation: ja‧ga

Verb

jaga

1. to awake
2. to watch over

Derived terms

• berjaga
• berjaga-jaga
• dijaga
• dijagakan
• jagaan
• jagakan
• menjaga
• menjagakan
• penjaga
• penjagaan
• terjaga

 

Further reading

• “jaga” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

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Javanese

Romanization

jaga

1. Romanization of ꦗꦒ

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Malay

Etymology

From Pali jagga, from Sanskrit जागर्ति (jāgarti), जागृ (jāgṛ).

Verb

jaga

1. to awake
2. to watch over

Derived terms

• jagaan
• menjaga
• penjaga
• penjagaan

Descendants

• Indonesian: jaga
• → Min Nan: 若呀 (jia̍k-gâ)
• → Tausug: jaga

Further reading

• “jaga” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

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Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• jaget
• jagde (simple past)
• jog (simple past)
• jagd (past participle)

Verb

jaga

1. inflection of jage:
   1. simple past
   2. past participle

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• jage

Etymology

From Old Norse jaga, from Middle Low German jagen

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²jɑːɡɑ/

Verb

jaga (present tense jagar, past tense jaga, past participle jaga, passive infinitive jagast, present participle jagande, imperative jaga/jag)

1. to hunt, chase

Further reading

• “jaga” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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Romani

Noun

jaga

1. nominative/accusative plural of jag

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Spanish

Verb

jaga

1. inflection of jacer:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

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Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse jaga, from Middle Low German jāgen, from Old Saxon *jagōn, from Proto-West Germanic *jagōn.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjɑːˌɡa/

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Verb

jaga (present jagar, preterite jagade, supine jagat, imperative jaga)

1. to hunt; to chase down prey

Conjugation

Conjugation of jaga (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	jaga		jagas
Supine	jagat		jagats
Imperative	jaga		—
Imper. plural1	jagen		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	jagar	jagade	jagas	jagades
Ind. plural1	jaga	jagade	jagas	jagades
Subjunctive2	jage	jagade	jages	jagades
	Participles
Present participle	jagande
Past participle	jagad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

See also

• förjaga
• injaga
• jägare
• jagare
• jakt
• uppjaga

Further reading

• jaga in Svensk ordbok.

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Tausug

Etymology

From Classical Malay jaga, from Pali jagga, from Sanskrit जागर्ति (jāgarti), जागृ (jāgṛ).

Noun

jaga

1. guard, watchman; mourner

Verb

jaga

1. to watch, to be on watch, to beware, to be on guard

Derived terms

• majaga

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Ternate

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈd͡ʒa.ɡa]

Noun

jaga

1. a tree branch

Etymology 2

From Classical Malay jaga, from Pali jagga, from Sanskrit जागर्ति (jāgarti), जागृ (jāgṛ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈd͡ʒa.ɡa]

Verb

jaga

1. (transitive) to guard, to keep guard

Conjugation

Conjugation of jaga
	Singular	Plural
	Inclusive	Exclusive
1st	tojaga	fojaga	mijaga
2nd	nojaga	nijaga
3rd	Masculine	ojaga	ijaga, yojaga†
Feminine	mojaga
Neuter	ijaga
† - archaic

Adverb

jaga

1. often

   ngori rioru jaga cumu ― my stomach often hurts

References

• Frederik Sigismund Alexander de Clercq (1890) Bijdragen tot de kennis der Residentie Ternate, E.J. Brill
• Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh