ya que

See also: yá que

Spanish

Etymology

Cognate with Portuguese já que and Italian giacché.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ˈʝa ke/ [ˈɟ͡ʝa ke]

• IPA^(key): /ˈʝa ke/ [ˈɟ͡ʝa ke] (everywhere but Pampas and southern Argentina and Uruguay)
• IPA^(key): /ˈʃa ke/ [ˈʃa ke] (Buenos Aires and environs)
• IPA^(key): /ˈʒa ke/ [ˈʒa ke] (elsewhere in Pampas and southern Argentina, Uruguay)

• Syllabification: ya que

Conjunction

ya que

1. because
   • 2015 October 3, “Peña Nieto y el populismo”, in El País:

     Y sin embargo, en Nueva York, el presidente les dice que están desinformados, ya que el verdadero peligro que enfrenta México es el populismo.

     However, in New York, the president told them that they are misinformed, since the true danger that confronts Mexico is populism.

2. now that
3. (Latin America) This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.

   Ya que hagas X, haz Y. ― When you're done with X, do Y.

Derived terms

• ya que estamos
• ya que estoy

Further reading

• “ya que”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025