Is "me voy" a reflexive use of "ir"?
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Is "me voy" a reflexive use of IR?
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updated Mar 27, 2013
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posted by papadj53
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Yes, "me voy" is the reflexive irse. It can be used with or without a destination, but the emphasis is on leaving.
"¡Me voy!" alone means "I'm coming!", as does "¡Voy!".
updated Mar 27, 2013
posted by lorenzo9
"¡Voy!" in deed does mean "I'm coming!", but "¡Me voy!" means I'm leaving. - RossRG, Mar 27, 2013
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Hello and welcome to the forum.
Yes, you are almost correct: "Me voy" is from the pronominal verb "irse," which can be used reflexively.
You say this when you don't have a real destination in mind, but you're just saying "I'm going now."
If you had a specific place to go, you'd use "voy" alone, e.g., "Voy a la tienda."
updated Sep 23, 2010
edited by --Mariana--
posted by --Mariana--
You can also say, "Me voy a la tienda", empahsizing that I'm going now, and I happen to be going to the store. - KevinB, Sep 23, 2010
