ja mal
example of stacked modal particles: „Komm ja mal vorbei“ softens an order into an invitation
Origin
Modal particles stack („Sag mal, komm doch mal eben“). They carry no meaning but an attitude: emphasis, casualness, invitation.
Building blocks
Words in this expression
Grammar that uses this word
- Modal particle 'doch'Modalpartikel 'doch'
- Modal particle 'halt'Modalpartikel 'halt'
- Modal particle 'mal'Modalpartikel 'mal'
Examples
Komm .
Do drop by sometime.