How to Say ‘They're already taken’ in Spain Spanish
Ya están cogidas
ya ehs-tahn koh-HEE-dahs
[ya ehs-tahn koh-HEE-dahs]
💬 Usage Tip: cogidas ends in -as to match mesas. In Spain coger just means "take", but in much of Latin America it's vulgar, so say ocupadas there.
Phrase Breakdown
Ya
[ya]
already
By this time or before now.
Ya terminé mi tarea.
I already finished my homework.
están
[ehs-tahn]
they are
The third person plural form of 'estar', indicating an action happening now.
Están resolviendo el problema.
They are solving the problem.
cogidas
[koh-HEE-dahs]
taken
Past participle of 'coger' (feminine plural); in Spain means occupied/booked.
Las sillas están cogidas.
The chairs are taken.
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