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ya

Pronunciation: /ˈʝa/

“ya” is a Spanish word. Its 13 meanings in English:

adverb

  1. now, right now, (in the negative) anymore, no longer
  2. by now, at this point
  3. indicates completion of an action (difference from sense 4 depends on context)
  4. yet (in questions)
  5. already
  6. at some point in the future, later, eventually, soon, then, afterwards
  7. immediately
  8. only

conjunction

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

interjection

  1. come on!, let's go!
  2. used to tell the listener that one knows what they are saying is true; I know, that's true, (you're) right
  3. enough! no more! stop!

In Spanish

  1. Antes del momento en cuestión, a menudo el actual.
  2. Desde un punto anterior al momento en cuestión.
  3. En el punto en cuestión, a diferencia de su pasado.
  4. En el futuro, sin duda.
  5. En este momento, ahora mismo.

Etymology

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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