ya
Spanish
adv
Definitions
- now
- already, yet
- in the near future; soon
- immediately
- anymore; no longer
- (emphatic) emphatic (similar to the use of English "so" or "oh" as an interjection)
- (in negatives) only
- (before pero) yes
- (before que) since, now
Etymology
Inherited from Latin iam (already, now, before, earlier).
Origin
Latin
iam
Gloss
already, now, before, earlier
Concept
Semantic Field
Time
Ontological Category
Other
Kanji
前
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- yea English
- yea-forsooth English
- yeasay English
- etiam Latin
- iam Latin
- iamdudum Latin
- iampridem Latin
- quoniam Latin
- giammai Italian
- già Italian
- déjà French
- déjà-vu French
- дежавю Russian
- *Hyā́m Proto-Indo-European
- *yē Proto-Indo-European
- já Portuguese
- ye Middle English
- ja Old French
- ja Catalan, Valencian
- ja Ido
- ja Old Portuguese
- diġà Maltese
- yá Asturian
- za Friulian
- ya Volapük
- ia Basque
- ya Chavacano
- já Indo-Portuguese