Meaning of ya in this sentence.

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Meaning of ya in this sentence.

Ella espera que yo ya haya cobrado el lunes próximo.She hopes I will have been paid by next Monday.Hi, what does “ya” mean in this sentence? Thank you, Shirley.

This question relates to:Spanish lesson "Using the Spanish present perfect subjunctive after esperar que to express a completed action in the future"

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InmaKwiziq Head of Spanish, Native Spanish Teacher

Hola Shirley

This "ya" means "already" but it sounds a bit redundant in the translation. So it's saying:

She hopes I will have been paid [already/by then] by next Monday.

Saludos

Inma

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Shirley S. asked:

Meaning of ya in this sentence.

Ella espera que yo ya haya cobrado el lunes próximo.She hopes I will have been paid by next Monday.Hi, what does “ya” mean in this sentence? Thank you, Shirley.

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