ya

Adv

1. now
2. now (as opposed to before), anymore, no longer
3. indicates the completion of an action
4. already (prior to some specified time/so soon)
5. yet (chiefly in questions)
6. in the (near) future, soon, then, afterwards
7. immediately
8. (emphatic) emphatic (similar to the use of English "so" or "oh" as an interjection)
9. only
10. since, now, as

Conj

1. first (something) then (something else); first (something), now (something else)
2. whether (something) or (something else)

Intj

1. come on!, let's go!
2. (colloquial) used to acknowledge or dismiss the previous statement; I know, that's true, (you're) right
3. enough! no more! stop!
4. OK

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈʝa/

Etymology

Inherited from Latin: iam

Cognate with Portuguese: já

Cognate with French: déjà

Cognate with Italian: già

In summary

Inherited from Old Spanish ya (“already; now”), from Latin iam. Compare French déjà, Italian già, Ladino ya, and Portuguese já.

Concepts

already

now

yet

anymore

immediately

no more

beyond

by now

come on

else

even

further

get moving

go

go on

in due course

just

let’s go

more

most

okay

on

🔛

really

right now

sometime

still

then

well

before now

I agree

I see

not anymore

the more

let’s roll

all right

already

any longer

any more

at present

at the moment

before

Synonyms

ahora

todavía

de inmediato

de acuerdo

bien

inmediatamente

listo

más

o

peor

pues

realmente

sea

vamos

asi

hace un rato

muy bien

nunca más

okey

vale

Ah

con que así

ya está

ahorita

ya es

ya será

sin demora

ya habrá

dale

🆗

yala

yatra

yaris

ándale

sale y vale

'tá

afirmativo

ya más

ahora mismo

así

aún

Translations

schon

già

já

déjà

bereits

już

al

reeds

ja

ora

iam

nu

ήδη

jetzt

alreeds

Sentences

Ya que Él estaba frente a Dios al principio .

For He was before God in the beginning.

Para ese entonces , ya Díaz era Comandante .

By then, Díaz was already a Commander.

Ya en su última temporada con el club volvió a descender .

Already in his last season with the club he went down again.

Oye , ve a mirar si las toallas de la playa ya están secas .

Hey, go see if the beach towels are already dry.

Ya se apresta la Revolución francesa .

The French Revolution is about to begin.

Ocho de ellos ya fallecieron .

Eight of them have already passed away.