No longer: ya no
Ya no says that something was true before and has stopped. It goes in front of the verb, and any object pronoun sits between it and the verb.
| I no longer live in Madrid. | Ya no vivo en Madrid. |
| I do not smoke any more. | Ya no fumo. |
| The wound does not hurt any more. | La herida ya no me duele. |
Still: todavía
Without no, todavía means still: the situation goes on. It usually comes before the verb too.
| I still live in Madrid. | Todavía vivo en Madrid. |
| The patient still has a fever. | El paciente todavía tiene fiebre. |
| Do you still work at the hospital? | ¿Todavía trabajas en el hospital? |
Four words, four meanings
You already know ya (already) and todavía no (not yet) with the present perfect. Put together, the four cover every stage:
| Spanish | English | example |
|---|---|---|
| ya | already | Ya he comido. |
| todavía no | not yet | Todavía no he comido. |
| todavía | still | Todavía vivo aquí. |
| ya no | no longer, not any more | Ya no vivo aquí. |
| Do you still smoke? No, not any more. | ¿Todavía fumas? No, ya no. |
| It is no longer raining, but it is still cold. | Ya no llueve, pero todavía hace frío. |
| I have not eaten yet, but I am not hungry any more. | Todavía no he comido, pero ya no tengo hambre. |
aún
Aún means the same as todavía and works the same way.
| I still live with my parents. | Aún vivo con mis padres. |
Common mistakes
- English puts any more at the end; Spanish normally puts ya no before the verb: Ya no fumo.
- todavía no (not yet: it hasn't started) and ya no (no longer: it has stopped) are opposites — don't swap them.
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