じゃ

copula

be; is

Dialectal copula equivalent to だ, used in western Japanese (Kansai, etc.) and in fiction/dubbing to indicate an older speaker.

See also: だ

• わしはもう年としじゃ。

  I'm already old.

• これはええ本ほんじゃなあ。

  This is a good book, isn't it.

expression

isn't it?

Colloquial abbreviation of じゃない, used as a tag question seeking agreement. Common in casual speech.

See also: じゃない

• 今日きょうは暑あついじゃ？

  It's hot today, isn't it?

• それ、おかしいじゃ。

  That's weird, isn't it.