English Explanatory Dictionary

-cha

English dictionary entry

Meanings

pron
  1. Alternative form of ya (“you”).

Pronunciation

/tʃ(j)ə/ /tʃ(j)æ/

Word forms

-cha -choo -chu

Etymology

From an unstressed you (/jə/) after a word ending in /t/; the unstressed sequence /tj/ coalesces into /tʃ/ ⟨ch⟩ in many accents. Compare didja.

Related words

-ja
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