/va ty/
Translation
are you going?
Word origin
A contraction of vas, the second person singular of aller ('to go'), and the inverted subject pronoun tu. Aller is of debated origin; tu is from Latin tu.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- tu
Examples
- , ?
Where are you going like that, all dressed up so early in the morning?
- au ? .
Are you going to the market this morning? You could pick up some bread.
- ? ' .
How are you? I have not seen you in weeks.
- ?
Where are you going so fast this morning?
- Lyon?
How are you since your return from Lyon?
- est la forme interrogative avec inversion de tu vas. Comment vas-tu ? (How are you?) est la formule de salutation avec inversion, plus formelle que comment tu vas ? mais tres courante. Ou vas-tu ? (Where are you going?) est une question directe.
Vas-tu peut introduire une question de destination, d'etat ou d'intention : qu'est-ce que tu vas faire ? avec inversion donne que vas-tu faire ? (What are you going to do?). La forme avec inversion est legrement plus soutenue que la forme directe ou la formule avec est-ce que.
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