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Spanish Word of the Day Archive
Thursday November 30, 2006
ya, adverb:
already
Ya se fue.
He’s already left.
¿Ya terminaste?
Have you finished already?
As you can see from the examples above, the word ya (already) is commonly used in Spanish with a verb in the past tense where English uses I have..., you’ve....
It’s also used in a number of everyday expressions. For example:
ya que
since
Ya lo sé.
I know.
Ya veremos.
We’ll see.
¡Ya está!
That’s it!
¡Ya voy!
I’m coming!
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