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je (adv/prep/conj)
   each, every; per

Ich gebe euch je zwei Orangen.
I'll give you each two oranges.
Wir zahlten je vier Euro.
We each paid four euros.
Die Miete beträgt 54 Euro je Tag oder angebrochenem Tag.
The rent amounts to 54 euros per day or part of a day.
je Person zwei Stück
two items per person

Related:
je eher, desto besser the sooner the better
Ach je! - O je! Oh dear! - Oh my goodness!
je nach according to, depending on
je nachdem it all depends
je nach Laune subject to whim/mood
teurer denn je more expensive than ever
seit eh und je for as long as anyone can remember

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