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Ya vs Yer - What's the difference?

ya | yer |

Yer is a alternative form of ya.



As pronouns the difference between ya and yer

is that ya is eye dialect of lang=en while yer is eye dialect of lang=en.

As adverbs the difference between ya and yer

is that ya is yea; yes while yer is eye dialect of yeah1|lang=en, yes.

As nouns the difference between ya and yer

is that ya is a letter of the Cyrillic alphabet while yer is either of the letters ъ and ь in Cyrillic alphabets, which originally represented phonemically the ultra-short vowels in Slavic languages.

As an interjection ya

is yeah, yes.

As an initialism YA

is youth Authority.

As a contraction yer is

eye dialect of you're1|lang=en, you are.

ya

English

Etymology 1

Reduced form of you. Compare Dutch je, reduced/unstressed form of .

Pronoun

(English Pronouns)
    • Yo homes, smell ya later!
    Usage notes
    Only used in unstressed contexts.
    Derived terms
    * -cha * chewie on ya boot * -ja * love ya * see ya * smell ya later * there ya go * whaddaya

    See also

    * yer

    Etymology 2

    Apparently from (etyl) ja and cognates in other Germanic languages; related to English yeah.

    Interjection

    (en interjection)
  • (informal) Yeah, yes.

    • Etymology 3

    Variation of hyah.

    Interjection

    (en-interjection)
  • (informal) Go. (Spoken to horses and cattle.)

    • Etymology 4

    From (etyl) ya, from (etyl) . More at yea.

    Alternative forms

    * yaa, yaw, yah, yha

    Adverb

    (-)
  • yea; yes
  • * 1806 , Jamieson, Pop. Ballads :
    • 'Ya , wilt thou!' said Wallace, 'then tak thee that, [...]'
  • * 1894 , W. G. Stevenson, Puddin' iii. :
    • Ya , auld man, ye ken fine ye wad like me.
  • * 1896 , Ackworth, Clog Shop Chron. :
    • Ya , bur 'ee did, [...]

    Etymology 5

    From (etyl) .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A letter of the Cyrillic alphabet.

    • Anagrams

    * ----

    yer

    English

    Etymology 1

    Pronoun

    (English Pronouns)
  • (UK, slang, or, dialectal)
  • * 1991 , Thomas Hayden, The Killing Frost , London: Random Century Group
    • 'Make yer way down to the station,' he said.
  • :1997 , , (w, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone) , iv:
  • ::‘Las’]] time I saw you, you was only a baby,’ said the giant. ‘[[yeh, Yeh look a lot like yer' dad, but yeh’ve got ' yer mum’s eyes.’
  • (UK, slang, or, dialectal, uncommon)
  • *1992 , Mary Jane Staples, Sergeant Joe
  • *:'Still, yer got nice looks,' said Ella.
    • Derived terms
    * yerself, yerselves

    Adverb

  • (UK, slang, or, dialectal) , yes.

    • Contraction

    (en-cont)
  • (UK, slang, or, dialectal) , you are.
  • *1991 , Kathleen Dayus, Where There's Life , London: Virago Press Ltd
  • *:Yer a lotta nosey parkers.
  • :1997 , , (w, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone) , iv:
  • ::‘Ah, go boil yer heads, both of yeh,’ said Hagrid. ‘Harry – yer a wizard.’
    • See also
    * ya * jer

    Etymology 2

    (wikipedia yer)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Either of the letters in Cyrillic alphabets, which originally represented phonemically the ultra-short vowels in Slavic languages.

    • Anagrams

    * English second person pronouns Geordie English ----