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ITALIAN · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

già.

already, yet

3 characters1 syllables approx.Italiano language

Meaning & usage

adv/ˈd͡ʒa//ˈd͡ʒa/
  1. already, yet

  2. as early as

  3. former, ex-

    Via Montello (già Trento)
    Mario Rossi, già ministro delle Finanze
  4. yes, yeah

    informal
  5. an expletive, a word that adds to the strength of a phrase without affecting its meaning and is usually left untranslated

    Non credo io già, che ve ne avrete a male.
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Latin iam (“already, now”). Cognate with Portuguese já and Spanish ya.

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