Voy a trabajar
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On Rosetta Stone the sentence Voy a trabajar is given, why use the "a". It seems like this would translate I go to to work. It seems to me the "a" is not necessary.
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updated May 14, 2010
edited by scottdoherty
posted by scottdoherty
Typo ..."why **use** the... - danrivera, May 14, 2010
gracias - scottdoherty, May 14, 2010
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Hi Scott.
Ir + a + infinitive = going to do something
Voy a caminar = I'm going to walk
Vas a hablar = you are going to speak
Va a dormir = She is going to sleep
updated May 14, 2010
posted by --Mariana--
Caminar?I have always used Andar is there a difference please - Gez, May 14, 2010
Andar is used in Spain, caminar in the Americas. - tennismom, May 14, 2010
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Although you do not "hear" the "a" in English, "ir a [infinitive]" is just a pattern in Spanish that means "going to do something".
There are many patterns that are different in a language "just because".
updated May 14, 2010
posted by Luciente
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I suppose this would be similar to the "personal 'a' ", in that it does not really have an English equivalent. It just is.
updated May 14, 2010
posted by danrivera
