What does ya que mean?

Question

Más allá, está el pequeño jardín con algunos árboles y muchas flores.Es muy bonito en

primavera y verano, y en otoño,algunos árboles dan frutos. Hay mucho espacio, ya que son

sólo tres personas.

Two questions:

1.. Can I say está el jardín pequeño instead of está el pequeño jardín?

2..What does Ya que means?

Answer 1

ya que=since in this context

1. (consecutiva)

• ya que -> since
• ya que has venido, ayúdame con esto -> since you're here, give me a hand with this

Where you place the adjective pequeño is not going to make a significant difference in this sentence. (one is the small garden and one is the little garden if you see the difference)

To me, they mean all the same though. - zhmelissa, Dec 14, 2011

small would be the size, but little would be the type of garden ( a home garden, rather than a large commercial or a block garden) - 0074b507, Dec 14, 2011

before the noun the adjective is a quality or characteristic...after the noun it is descriptive (size, shape, color, etc.) - 0074b507, Dec 14, 2011

Is this your sentence? I would use hay tres personas rather than son. - 0074b507, Dec 14, 2011

In this context, "ya que son sólo tres personas" is approprite. It means: there is a lot of space *because* there are only three people - son tres personas. - Gekkosan, Dec 14, 2011

As a native speaker, to me the natural expression is "está el pequeño jardín". The other way around would work if you had another, larger garden. Aquí está el jardín pequeño. Al frente está el jardín grande. - Gekkosan, Dec 14, 2011

Answer 2

"Ya que" means since or because(at the beginning of a sentence) and it is used for cause and effect..... Por ejemplo..

Ya que de ella, mamá dijo que no puedo salir de la casa...... Because of her, momma said I can't leave the house

Ya que es demasiado peligroso para niños, ellos no vienen conmigo esta vez... Since it is too dangerous for children, they aren't(ain't)coming with me this time....