"Ya" + future tense

[laepelba]

For example: "ya te lo contaré todo" means something like "I will tell you everything". Right?

Also "ya te diré", right?

It is my understanding that "ya + future tense" is an idiomatic usage that is difficult to translate. Correct?

Can someone give me some more examples of this construction with approximate translations?

THANKS!!

[AngelicaDeAlquezar]

"Ya" is a handy word, which usually means "already", "now"... but it's often not translated.

¡Ya llegué!
I'm (already) home!

Ya le dije que no quiero hablar con él.
I have already told him I don't want to talk to him.

¡Ya cállate!
Shut up (now)!


When used with a future tense, it may be translated by "then".

Ya te diré.
I will tell you about it then. (When the time is right.)

Ya te lo contaré todo.
I will tell you all about it.

Ya se verá / Ya veremos.
We will see about it.

[laepelba]

Thanks, Malila! That's exactly what I was looking for and more. I always thought that "ya" meant "already", but I've noticed that it is used much more than I would ever say "already" (or even "now"). But I'm starting to get a sense of how it is used, and am always on the lookout for usages of it that I wasn't expecting (like this one). It's a fun word.

[Perikles]

Originally Posted by laepelba

It's a fun word.

Yes. It comes from the Latin iam, now, already, and has a function oddly similar to German ja, which doesn't.

[chileno]

Ya dejen de estar jugando.

[laepelba]

Originally Posted by chileno

Ya dejen de estar jugando.

???

I assume "dejen" is subjunctive for "dejar", right? Help! I don't understand. Ayudame! No te entiendo!

[pjt33]

Originally Posted by laepelba

???

I assume "dejen" is subjunctive for "dejar", right? Help! I don't understand. Ayudame! No te entiendo!

Subjunctive third person plural, here used for plural imperative. (In Spain it would be "dejad" but Chileno uses ustedes rather than vosotros).

[laepelba]

So, does it mean "Y'all stop playing around"?

[pjt33]

Isn't it "All y'all stop playing around"? I thought "y'all" was singular. Or is that only in Texas?

[chileno]

Originally Posted by laepelba

So, does it mean "Y'all stop playing around"?

Yes.

Dejen/dejad (ustedes/vosotros) de jugar, ya.

[laepelba]

Originally Posted by pjt33

Isn't it "All y'all stop playing around"? I thought "y'all" was singular. Or is that only in Texas?

Oooooh - you are SO right! Being from New York, I am officially a "Damn Yankee" (meaning, a Northerner who has moved to the South and intends to stay there, damn it!) I'm still learning to speak Southern. I often make hideous mistakes like that....

Originally Posted by chileno

Ya dejen de estar jugando.

Originally Posted by chileno

Yes.

Dejen/dejad (ustedes/vosotros) de jugar, ya.

Okay - so now I'm going to get picky on you. What is the difference between what you said the first time and the second time (i.e. with and then without "estar")??

[chileno]

Originally Posted by laepelba

Okay - so now I'm going to get picky on you. What is the difference between what you said the first time and the second time (i.e. with and then without "estar")??

Dejen de jugar. Stop/quit playing...

Dejen de estar jugando... Quit being in a state of play(ing)?

[laepelba]

Originally Posted by chileno

Dejen de jugar. Stop/quit playing...

Dejen de estar jugando... Quit being in a state of play(ing)?

Cool. I think I get it. And the word playing here is like in English common usage - for playing games literally as well as figuratively? So if someone was joking around and I wanted to get serious, I could say "Dejes de jugar"?

(This is all so off the topic of "ya", which is actually where I wanted to stay....)

[chileno]

Originally Posted by laepelba

Cool. I think I get it. And the word playing here is like in English common usage - for playing games literally as well as figuratively? So if someone was joking around and I wanted to get serious, I could say "Dejes de jugar"?

(This is all so off the topic of "ya", which is actually where I wanted to stay....)

Yes, like so:

¡Que te dejes de jugar, te digo!

¡Déjate de jugar, te digo.!

[laepelba]

Okay, back to "ya". As I said a few posts ago in this same thread, I have been interested in the word "ya" - because it seems to be used very frequently by Spanish speakers, and it is used often in situations where I would not necessarily say "already" or "now" in English. But I like the word, and would really like to be better at using it like a native.

So, looking at the RAE, I see several definitions (in bold). Let me try some of my own sentences using "ya" (in italics). Tell me if the use of "ya" in each is correct.

1. Denota el tiempo pasado.
Ya me dijiste que....

2. Inmediatamente, ahora mismo.
Ya quiero dormir.

3. En el tiempo presente, haciendo relación al pasado.
Teníamos muchos parientes en casa para el Navidad, pero ya somos dos.

4. En tiempo u ocasión futura.
Ya conduciré al Nueva York en la semana que viene.

5. Finalmente o últimamente.
Ya mis calificaciones deben presentar por viernes.

6. Luego, inmediatamente. U. cuando se responde a quien llama. (Does the "U." mean "usage"/"usado"?)
Ya estaré allí.

7. U. como conjunción distributiva.
Los violaciones de los derechos humanos lastiman muchas personas. Ya a las mujeres, ya a los niños, ya a los impedidos, ya a los pobres, ya las desventajas. (This is one that I'm quite unsure about...)

8. U. para conceder o apoyar lo que nos dicen.
Ya accedo con tus pensamientos.

*"pues ya" - loc. conjunt. Por supuesto, ciertamente. U. m. en sent. irón. (Meaning "used ironically"?)
(Mis estudiantes estan hablando demasiado en la comienza de la hora de clase.) Digoles: "Pues ya, me digan cuando ustedes terminan hablando."

*"que ya ya" - expr. coloq. U. para enfatizar lo que se acaba de decir. (Is this one ever really used?)
Esta tarea no puede presentado tarde. La fecha límite es firme. Que ya ya.

*"si ya" - loc. conjunt. Siempre que.
Llegaré esta noche a las ocho, si ya las carreras están en buenas condiciones.

*"ya" - interj. coloq. U. para denotar que se recuerda algo o que se cae en ello, o que no se hace caso de lo que se nos dice. U. repetida, y de esta manera expresa también idea de encarecimiento en bien o en mal.
¡Ya! No me recordé a traerlo.

*"ya mero" - loc. adv. Méx. En seguida, en un momento más.
Ya estaré traerle su bebido.

*"ya que" - loc. conjunt. Una vez que, aunque, dado que.
Ya que rechazaste la ofresca, su pagado se quedará lo mismo.

For some of these uses, I don't necessarily see the difference between the sentence with vs. without the "ya". In these cases, is its purpose for emphasis?

Any input would be greatly appreciated. Que ya ya.

[chileno]

Originally Posted by laepelba

Okay, back to "ya". As I said a few posts ago in this same thread, I have been interested in the word "ya" - because it seems to be used very frequently by Spanish speakers, and it is used often in situations where I would not necessarily say "already" or "now" in English. But I like the word, and would really like to be better at using it like a native.

So, looking at the RAE, I see several definitions (in bold). Let me try some of my own sentences using "ya" (in italics). Tell me if the use of "ya" in each is correct.

1. Denota el tiempo pasado.
Ya me dijiste que....

2. Inmediatamente, ahora mismo.
Ya quiero dormir.

3. En el tiempo presente, haciendo relación al pasado.
Teníamos muchos parientes en casa para el Navidad, pero ya somos dos denuevo. (again)

4. En tiempo u ocasión futura.
Ya conduciré a l Nueva York en la semana que viene.

5. Finalmente o últimamente.
Ya mis calificaciones deben presentarse para viernes.

6. Luego, inmediatamente. U. cuando se responde a quien llama. (Does the "U." mean "usage"/"usado"?)
Ya estaré allí. (ya voy)

7. U. como conjunción distributiva.
Los violaciones de los derechos humanos lastiman muchas personas. Ya a las mujeres, ya a los niños, ya a los impedidos, ya a los pobres, ya las desventajas. (This is one that I'm quite unsure about...)

8. U. para conceder o apoyar lo que nos dicen.
Ya accedo con tus pensamientos.

*"pues ya" - loc. conjunt. Por supuesto, ciertamente. U. m. en sent. irón. (Meaning "used ironically"?)
(Mis estudiantes estan hablando demasiado en la comienza de la hora de clase.) Digoles: "Pues ya, me digan cuando ustedes terminan hablando."

*"que ya ya" - expr. coloq. U. para enfatizar lo que se acaba de decir. (Is this one ever really used?)
Esta tarea no puede presentado tarde. La fecha límite es firme. Que ya ya.

*"si ya" - loc. conjunt. Siempre que.
Llegaré esta noche a las ocho, si ya las carreras están en buenas condiciones.

*"ya" - interj. coloq. U. para denotar que se recuerda algo o que se cae en ello, o que no se hace caso de lo que se nos dice. U. repetida, y de esta manera expresa también idea de encarecimiento en bien o en mal.
¡Ya! No me recordé a traerlo.

*"ya mero" - loc. adv. Méx. En seguida, en un momento más.
Ya estaré traerle su bebido.

*"ya que" - loc. conjunt. Una vez que, aunque, dado que.
Ya que rechazaste la ofresca, su pagado se quedará lo mismo.

For some of these uses, I don't necessarily see the difference between the sentence with vs. without the "ya". In these cases, is its purpose for emphasis?

Any input would be greatly appreciated. Que ya ya.

I will leave the rest to others for their input.

[laepelba]

Originally Posted by chileno

I will leave the rest to others for their input.

For #7, I used the same construction from the RAE. It felt weird at the time, repeating "ya" in each part. Why did you take out "las desventajas" completely?

What are you saying about #8? Is this something that you've never heard of?

[chileno]

7. U. como conjunción distributiva.
Los violaciones de los derechos humanos lastiman muchas personas. Ya a las mujeres, ya a los niños, ya a los impedidos, ya a los pobres, ya las desventajas. (This is one that I'm quite unsure about...)

8. U. para conceder o apoyar lo que nos dicen.
Ya accedo con tus pensamientos.

QUOTE=laepelba;66174]For #7, I used the same construction from the RAE. It felt weird at the time, repeating "ya" in each part. Why did you take out "las desventajas" completely?

What are you saying about #8? Is this something that you've never heard of?[/QUOTE]

In both cases I am not sure of what you want to say in English.

[laepelba]

Originally Posted by laepelba

7. U. como conjunción distributiva.
Los violaciones de los derechos humanos lastiman muchas personas. Ya a las mujeres, ya a los niños, ya a los impedidos, ya a los pobres, ya las desventajas. (This is one that I'm quite unsure about...)

I meant to say: "Human rights violations hurt many people: women, children, the disabled, the poor, the disadvantaged."

8. U. para conceder o apoyar lo que nos dicen.
Ya accedo con tus pensamientos.

I meant to say: I agree with your thoughts.

Originally Posted by chileno

In both cases I am not sure of what you want to say in English.

I have added my intended meanings indented in red. Thanks, Hernán!

[chileno]

Originally Posted by laepelba

I have added my intended meanings indented in red. Thanks, Hernán!

Originally Posted by laepelba
7. U. como conjunción distributiva.
Los violaciones de los derechos humanos lastiman muchas personas. Ya a las mujeres, ya a los niños, ya a los impedidos, ya a los pobres, ya las desventajas. (This is one that I'm quite unsure about...)

I meant to say: "Human rights violations hurt many people: women, children, the disabled, the poor, the disadvantaged."

8. U. para conceder o apoyar lo que nos dicen.
Ya accedo con tus pensamientos.
I meant to say: I agree with your thoughts.

Disadvantaged = desfavorecidos (also desventajados)

Concuerdo con tus pensamientos/tu pensar.

Acceder = access.