cuando |
1. adv. when | |
2. conj. when | |
Ven cuando estés listo. - Come when you're ready. | |
ya |
1. adv. now | |
Púlsalo ya. - Press it now. | |
Preparados, listos, ya. - Ready, set, go. | |
2. adv. already, yet | |
Ya lo hice. - I already did it. | |
3. adv. in the near future; soon | |
4. adv. immediately | |
5. adv. anymore; no longer | |
6. adv. (emphatic) (emphatic (similar to the use of English "so" or "oh" as an interjection)) | |
¡Ya lo sé! - I do know! | |
7. adv. (in negatives) only | |
no ya... - not only... | |
8. adv. (before pero) yes | |
ya, pero... - yes, but... | |
9. adv. (before que) since, now | |
ya que... - now that... | |
10. adv. OK | |
11. conj. first (something) then (something else); first (something), now (something else) | |
¡Ya lluvia ya nieve! - First rain, now snow! | |
12. conj. whether (something) or (something else) | |
ya sol ya lluvia - whether sun or rain | |
13. interj. come on!, let's go! | |
14. interj. (colloquial) (used to acknowledge or dismiss the previous statement) | |
—Sabes que quedamos con Antonio esta tarde. —Ya. - "You know we're hanging out with Antonio tonight." "I know.". | |
—No podrás venir, que trabajas ese día. —Ya, pero cerramos temprano los viernes. - "You can't come, you're working that day." "Right, but we close early on Fridays.". | |
estaba |
1. v. third-person singular imperfect indicative of estar | |
estar |
1. v. to be (have a temporary or permanent location in space) | |
¿Dónde estás? - Where are you? | |
Estoy en casa. - I am at home. | |
2. v. to be (denotes a copula, in a transient fashion) | |
El tiempo estaba frío/caliente. - The weather was cold/hot back then. | |
¿Estás feliz? - Are you happy right now? | |
3. v. to be (auxiliary verb for the progressive/continuous aspect, preceding the gerund of the verb) | |
Ella está cantando. - She is singing. | |
4. v. to be in a state (in a passive voice sense) | |
Los vasos están rotos. - The vases are broken. (In passive voice with estar, unlike haber, its past participle agrees with number and gender of the subject) | |
Llegaron y vieron que el hotel estaba abandonado. - They arrived and saw the hotel was abandoned. | |
5. v. to be, stay (denotes a copula, in a transient fashion) | |
Estense callados y quietos. - Stay quiet and not moving. | |
6. v. to be to be done, to be (still) undone: | |
Esto todavía está por hacer. - This is still to be done. | |
Lo peor está por llegar. - The worst part is yet to come. | |
7. v. to be in a long-term state (in specific idioms) | |
estar muerto/a - to be dead | |
estar casado/a - to be married (can also be ser casado) | |
estar chico/a - to be short (colloquially) | |
cerrada |
1. adj. feminine singular of cerrado | |
2. Participle. feminine singular of cerrado | |
cerrado |
1. adj. shut, closed | |
El baúl está cerrado. - The trunk is shut. | |
Gracias por mantener la boca cerrada. - Thanks for keeping your mouth shut. | |
2. adj. closed off (qual, personality trait) | |
3. n-m. synonym of cercado | |
4. Participle. past participle of cerrar | |
la |
1. art. the | |
2. pron. accusative of ella, ello (when the antecedent's implied gender is feminine), and usted (when referring to a woman); her, it, you (formal) | |
3. pron. (impersonal neuter pronoun (accusative) in certain colloquial phrases): it, this | |
La sabe toda. - He/she knows everything (it all) | |
¡Dónde la viste! - Where have you seen this! | |
No te la creo. - I don't believe you. | |
4. n-m. (music) la (sixth note of the scale) | |
5. n-m. (music) A (the musical note or key) | |
maleta |
1. n-f. suitcase (large piece of luggage) | |
2. n-f. (Chile, Venezuela) trunk, boot (of a car) | |