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/ˈiɾse/

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Translation

to leave, to go away

Word origin

Reflexive of ir ('to go'), from Latin ire ('to go'), with the reflexive pronoun se, from Latin se ('oneself'). The reflexive stresses departure.

Origin
Latin
Root
ire
English cognates
exit, transit

Grammar

Verb type-ir reflexive irregular
ReflexiveYes

Conjugation

Regular spanish-irregular conjugation. Pronouns: yo, tú, él/ella/ud., nos., vos., ellos/uds..

Indicative

Person PresentPreteriteImperfectFutureConditional
yovoyfuiibairéiría
vasfuisteibasirásirías
él/ella/ud.vafueibairáiría
nos.vamosfuimosíbamosiremosiríamos
vos.vaisfuisteisibaisiréisiríais
ellos/uds.vanfueronibaniránirían

Subjunctive

Person PresentImperfect (-ra)Imperfect (-se)
yovayafuerafuese
vayasfuerasfueses
él/ella/ud.vayafuerafuese
nos.vayamosfuéramosfuésemos
vos.vayáisfueraisfueseis
ellos/uds.vayanfueranfuesen

Imperative

Person Affirmative
ve
ud.vaya
nosotrosvamos
vosotrosid
uds.vayan

Non-finite

Gerund / present participle
yendo
Past participle
ido

Examples

, .

I am off home, I am very tired.

¡Vámonos !

Let's go before the storm starts!

Vete .

Go away and never come back.

harta sueldos.

She quit her job fed up with the poor wages.

, .

By the time I realised, the train had already left.

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