ya and conmiga

Question

Is there any reason for not saying "con mi" instead of "conmigo"

Ustedes habrían viajado conmigo pero estaba enferma. (You would have traveled with me, but I was sick.)

What are the placement rules for 'ya'?

**Yo había visto ya mi primo. (I had already seen my cousin.)

Tú ya habrás pedido cuando yo llegue. (You will have already ordered when I arrive.)**

In both of the sentences 'ya' is placed in different places (one before and another after the verb). So I am unable to figure out the exact rules for placing the 'ya' in a sentence.

Answer 1

Hi, first question: con mí does not exist, it is conmigo, contigo etc...

Ya has almost no placement rules, it can go anywhere.

Also at the beginning: ya me voy.

I love that smiley. Ahh, this forum keeps distracting me! I should be writing an English essay! I guess I'm just drawn to Spanish... I can't help it!! - Nick-Cortina, Sep 7, 2009

Answer 2

incorrect...Yo había visto ya mi primo. correct.... ya había visto a mi primo

Are you sure about this, Gus? To me, "Había visto ya a mi primo.", "Ya había visto a mi primo." and "Había visto a mi primo ya.", all seem plausible.

you are correct.... There was a missing article in "yo habia visto ya mi primo" so, I added the article "a" - 00769608, Sep 7, 2009

Sam, all your senteces are correct. - 00494d19, Sep 7, 2009

Answer 3

ya is an adverb; in past time, ya hemos hablado de esto....we have talked about this present time, era rico pero ya es pobre.......he was rich but now he is poor future tense, ya se te dará lo que pides...... what you ask for,will be given to you

very often ya serves only to emphasize the action expressed in the verb, and is not translated into English....Ya voy ...'am coming.

incorrect...Yo había visto ya mi primo. correct.... ya había visto a mi primo ......here yois understood