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Old June 07, 2013, 03:53 AM
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Cuándo se usa la palabra "ya"? Sé que se traduzca a inglés como "now" y "already", pero cuándo más se usa?


Pregunto porque había visto frases como por ejemplo "Ya lo verás". Porqué se usa "ya" en una frase como esta?


Siempre veo "ya" en varias lugares dentro de una frase. Alguien me lo explica?
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Old June 07, 2013, 05:12 AM
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No puedo pensar en otras frases en este momento, pero en la frase "Ya verás", sí entiendes que "verás" es la forma conjugada del verbo ver en el futuro ¿correcto? Bueno, en este caso significa "you will see, alright"

In English, you say also already to mean OK and "enough", right? Think of all those instances and nuances in use when you say or read such think in English.
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Old June 07, 2013, 03:30 PM
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Maybe this thread will help you.
You can ask for more examples if needed.
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Old June 13, 2013, 05:14 AM
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Tengo otro ejemplo que me confunde:

Te olvidarás que un día hace tiempo ya
Cuando éramos aun niños me empezaste a amar

Por qué se incluye "ya" en este caso? Me parece que la frase es válida sin "ya".

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Old June 13, 2013, 08:50 AM
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@Poli: In many cases it does, but not in Pecas' example.

@Pecas: You're right. "Ya" sometimes is used for reasons of emphasis. Here it is to imply that both persons have left their childhood very far away.

"Hace tiempo ya" -> It's been a long time now.
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