What does " Ya tu sabes " mean?

Question

I hear a lot of puerto ricans say it. Is it "you already know"? Or "now you know"? Or both ?

Hola, bienvenido al foro! - rac1, Aug 10, 2012

Answer 1

" Ya tu sabes "

What this means is whoever is saying it does not have a very good command of the language.

Yes, it can be "now you know," but the personal pronoun is not necessary. It can be used for emphasis though to identify "you" from other people present, but like this: "Ya sabes tú." There are many times the personal pronoun can be in different places of a sentence, but in this case, it sounds really strange before the verb.

It can also mean "you already know," but again with a different placement of "tú." In this situation, it´s most common to say "Ya lo sabes (tú)" and the pronoun "lo" is many times used, depending on the context.

Yes, "lo" is used so much that many times us gringos have no idea why!!! LOL - Tosh, Aug 11, 2012

deserves a flip :) - Kiwi-Girl, Aug 11, 2012

In this case of "saber," "lo" is used many times to indicate "something" or "the thing being discussed." Other times it is used because without it, the sentence just sounds empty - 005faa61, Aug 11, 2012

Answer 2

I believe it could be used for both meanings. But let's wait for other more experienced members' answers.

depending on te situation, either looks valid. - HowardO, Aug 10, 2012