already (happening rather early, continuing rather long) · previously, before (at some time in the past; but not: before a certain event) · expresses that an action has been completed; already (but more frequent); yet (in questions)
eş: bereits
zıt: erst, nicht
köken: From Middle High German schōne (“beautifully; appropriately; completely”), from Old High German scōno (“beautifully”), adverb of scōni, whence German schön (“beautiful”). For sense development from "beautiful" to "indeed, surely; already" compare English pretty.
aile: schon mal
Es ist erst 11 Uhr und schon über 30 Grad im Schatten.
Er ist schon seit drei Wochen krank.
Ich erinnere mich, dass wir solche Fälle schon hatten.
now (often as opposed to before), anymore, no longer · indicates the completion of an action · yet (in questions)
köken: Inherited from Old Spanish ya (“already; now”), from Latin iam. Compare Asturian yá, Catalan ja, French déjà, Galician xa, Italian già, Ladino ya, and Portuguese já.
aile: desde ya, no ya, pues ya, que ya es decir, que ya ya, si ya, ya está, ya mero, ya no, ya pues
Near-synonyms: ahora, (colloquial, Latin America) ahorita
already (prior to some time; so soon) · now, already (emphasizer)
köken: From Proto-Finnic *jo (compare Estonian ju, Ingrian jo, Karelian jo, Livonian jo, Veps jo, Votic jo), borrowed from Proto-Germanic *ju (compare Gothic 𐌾𐌿 (ju, “already”), Old High German ju (“already”)), or alternatively from Proto-Baltic *jau (compare Latvian jau, Lithuanian jaũ).