{"id":75,"date":"2008-05-22T09:35:29","date_gmt":"2008-05-22T13:35:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/?p=75"},"modified":"2008-05-22T09:35:29","modified_gmt":"2008-05-22T13:35:29","slug":"expressions-with-ir-to-go","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/expressions-with-ir-to-go\/","title":{"rendered":"Expressions with “ir” (to go)"},"content":{"rendered":"

The verb ir<\/strong>, like its English counterpart to go<\/em>, has several meanings and sometimes you can\u00b4t figure them out by considering indivual parts of the expression. “Ir” is usually used with the preposition a<\/strong>, when it means direction or future time:<\/p>\n

Voy a estudiar para la prueba.<\/strong> \u2013 I\u00b4m going to study for the test.
\nVoy a la iglesia los domingos por la ma\u00f1ana.<\/strong> \u2013 I go to church on Sunday mornings.<\/p>\n

Here are some other common uses of ir<\/strong>:<\/p>\n

1. Ir en<\/strong> + name of the vehicle \u2013 to go, travel (by a certain vehicle)
\n\u00bfC\u00f3mo vas a la escuela? Voy en autob\u00fas.<\/em> (How do you go to school? I go by bus.)<\/p>\n

2. Ir para<\/strong> + verb \u2013 to go in order to do something
\nMi hermano va para conocer los padres de su novia.<\/strong> \u2013 My brother is going to meet his girlfriend\u00b4s parents.<\/p>\n

3. Ir para<\/strong> + job \u2013 be likely to become
\nJuan va para abogado.<\/strong> \u2013 Juan is going to become a lawyer.<\/p>\n

4. Ir <\/strong>+ gerund \u2013 to do something, usually slowly or laboriously
\nVoy aprendiendo espa\u00f1ol.<\/strong> \u2013 I\u00b4m learning Spanish (little by little).<\/p>\n

5. Ir tirando<\/strong> \u2013 to get by, make ends meet
\n\u00bfC\u00f3mo van tus estudios? Voy tirando. <\/strong>(How are you getting along with your studies? Well, I\u00b4m getting by.)<\/p>\n

6. Ir de<\/strong> \u2013 1. to be about (movie, book); 2. to think about yourself as.
\nLa pel\u00edcula Into the Wild va de un muchacho que dej\u00f3 todo por seguir en un viaje hacia Alaska. <\/strong>(The movie Into the Wild is about a guy who left everything to go on a trip towards Alaska.)
\nMar\u00eda va de muy inteligente pero por poco no suspende algunas asignaturas. <\/strong>(Maria thinks she\u00b4s smart but she almost flunked some subjects.)<\/p>\n

7. Ir por <\/strong>\u2013 1. to search for; 2. fetch; 3.to be at a certain point (task)
\nVamos por una escuela para nuestra hija.<\/strong> (We\u00b4re looking for a school for our daughter.)
Voy a la tienda por leche. <\/b>(I’m going to the shop to get some milk.)
Maestra, no se preocupe; ya voy por la mitad del libro. Prontito lo termino. <\/strong>(Miss, don\u00b4t worry; I\u00b4m halfway through the book. I\u00b4ll finish it pretty soon.)<\/p>\n

8. Irse <\/strong>\u2013 to go away
\n\u00a1Vete de aqu\u00ed ahora, no quiero verte m\u00e1s! <\/strong>(Go away now, I don\u00b4t want to see you anymore!)<\/p>\n

See you next time!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The verb ir, like its English counterpart to go, has several meanings and sometimes you can\u00b4t figure them out by considering indivual parts of the expression. “Ir” is usually used with the preposition a, when it means direction or future time: Voy a estudiar para la prueba. \u2013 I\u00b4m going to study for the test…<\/p>\n

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