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Ya he desarmado la mesa enfrente de la ventana.

Ya he desarmado la mesa enfrente de la ventana.
I have already taken apart the table in front of the window.
From Lesson 117:Present perfect triggers (ya, todavía no)·Spanish (Latin America)

Questions & Answers about Ya he desarmado la mesa enfrente de la ventana.

Why is ya at the beginning of the sentence? Can I put it between he and desarmado like in English?
In Spanish, you can never separate the two parts of the present perfect (he and desarmado). Words like ya (already) usually go right before the conjugated verb, or sometimes at the very end of the sentence. So, Ya he desarmado is correct, but saying he ya desarmado is not allowed.
Why use the present perfect (he desarmado) here instead of the simple past (desarmé)?
The present perfect is used here because of the word ya (already). When you talk about something you have already done, especially an action completed recently that still affects the present moment, it is very common to pair ya with the present perfect.
What is the infinitive of desarmado, and does it have anything to do with weapons?
The infinitive is desarmar. While it can literally mean to disarm or take away a weapon, in everyday Spanish it is the standard verb for taking apart or disassembling things like furniture or toys. The opposite is armar (to put together or assemble).
I have seen frente a used before. Is enfrente de the same thing?
Yes, they mean almost exactly the same thing: in front of or facing. Enfrente de is very common when talking about the physical location of objects, like a table placed in front of a window.

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