ya.
now, right now, (in the negative) anymore, no longer
Meaning & usage
now, right now, (in the negative) anymore, no longer
Presiona el botón ya.
Preparados, listos, ya.
now, right now, (in the negative) anymore, no longer by now, at this point
indicates completion of an action (difference from sense 4 depends on context)
OK, ya acabé de hacer lo que me pediste. ¿Queda algo más por hacer?
Ya llegué a la estación.
yet (in questions)
¿Estamos allí ya?
already
Ya estoy en casa; llegué hace 5 horas.
"¿Te queda dinero?" "No, ya me lo gasté."
at some point in the future, later, eventually, soon, then, afterwards
"¿Hiciste la presentación de inglés?" "¿La presentación de inglés? Ya la haré (más tarde/después)."
Ya nos vemos.
immediately
¡Ya voy!
Ya te mando los apuntes, dame un segundo.
only
no ya...
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Old Spanish ya (“already; now”), from Latin iam. Compare Ladino ya, Asturian yá, Galician xa, Portuguese já, Catalan ja, French déjà, and Italian già.
first (something) then (something else); first (something), now (something else)
¡Ya lluvia ya nieve!
whether (something) or (something else)
ya sol ya lluvia
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Old Spanish ya (“already; now”), from Latin iam. Compare Ladino ya, Asturian yá, Galician xa, Portuguese já, Catalan ja, French déjà, and Italian già.
come on!, let's go!
used to tell the listener that one knows what they are saying is true; I know, that's true, (you're) right
—Sabes que quedamos con Antonio esta tarde. —Ya.
—No podrás venir, que trabajas ese día. —Ya, pero cerramos temprano los viernes.
enough! no more! stop!
OK
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Old Spanish ya (“already; now”), from Latin iam. Compare Ladino ya, Asturian yá, Galician xa, Portuguese já, Catalan ja, French déjà, and Italian già.
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