ся

1. Alternative spelling of с'я (s'ja)

Spelling contracted words without the apostrophe is non-standard, but is actually the more common way to spell them colloquially, especially so on the internet. Since с'я is itself colloquial, it is rare to see it written with an apostrophe.

Of Proto-Uralic origin. Cognates include Erzya се (se), Finnish se, Estonian see.[1]

IPA^(key): /sʲæ/

ся • (sja)

1. (demonstrative) that
   • V. I. Ščankina (2011) Russko-mokšansko-erzjanskij slovarʹ [Russian-Moksha-Erzya Dictionary], Saransk, →ISBN

     тот и другой — ся и тона

     tot i drugoj — sja i tona

     that and the other [in Russian] — that and the other

     сяда меле (потом)

     sjada mele (potom)

     after that (after (that) [in Russian])

     сянкса, сянкса штоба, сянь кувалма (с той целью)

     sjanksa, sjanksa štoba, sjanʹ kuvalma (s toj celʹju)

     because of that, as a consequence (of that) (with the aim/objective of [in Russian])

     ибо — сяс мес

     ibo — sjas mes

     because [in Russian] — because

     оттого — сяс, сянкса

     ottogo — sjas, sjanksa

     therefore [in Russian] — therefore

     в ту пору — эста, ся пингть

     v tu poru — esta, sja pingtʹ

     at that time [in Russian] — at that time (lit. "of that time")

• сяда (sjada)
• сяс (sjas)
• сянкса (sjanksa)

Contracted from себя́ (sebjá) and probably not a direct descendant of Proto-Slavic *sę (whence -ся (-sja)) or Old Church Slavonic сѧ (sę).

• IPA^(key): [sʲa]

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ся • (sja)

1. (colloquial) Contraction of себя́ (sebjá).