ya ves

Ya ves, nadie sabía la respuesta.
You see, nobody knew the answer.
Ya ves, al final tenía razón.
You see, I was right after all.
Ya ves, el plan cambió sin avisarnos.
You see, the plan changed without warning us.
Ya ves, así agradecen nuestra ayuda.
You see, that is how they thank us for helping.
—Pensé que sería fácil. —Ya ves, no lo era.
“I thought it would be easy.” “Well, there you go; it was not.”

Similar words

mira

como ves

Ya ves, al final tenía razón.
You see, I was right after all.
Ya ves, así agradecen nuestra ayuda.
You see, that is how they thank us for helping.
—Pensé que sería fácil. —Ya ves, no lo era.
“I thought it would be easy.” “Well, there you go; it was not.”
Ya ves, nadie sabía la respuesta.
You see, nobody knew the answer.
Ya ves, el plan cambió sin avisarnos.
You see, the plan changed without warning us.

como ves

mira

From ya, “now”, and ves, “you see”; fixed in everyday conversation.

What does ya ves mean?

“You see”, drawing attention to an evident result.

Can it express resignation?

Yes, when the result is disappointing.

Can it begin a sentence?

Yes, often followed by a comma.

Is it a command to look?

No. It is a conversational comment.

Who is addressed by ves?

One person addressed informally as tú.

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