venir a hacer

Question

lo que viene a hacer en condiciones normales

how would you translate this into English? Thanks!

Answer 1

it's not the same... "venir a"... come and do something here, or do something right now... "ir a"... Go and do something somewhere else... or do something in the future - Tonyriva

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"Venir a" es un préstamo del catalán. Aunque es incorrecto en castellano, en las regiones de habla catalana es muy común emplear "venir a" en lugar de "ir a". En catalán, sólo cuando tu interlocutor está en el punto de destino, se expresa desde la perspectiva del interlocutor, "vindrem a Londres el dilluns", en lugar del castellano "iremos a Londres el lunes".

ok... in the catalá speaking regions... in Mexico, it means what I said... - Tonyriva, Oct 31, 2010

In Ecuador too. - lorenzo9, Oct 31, 2010

Answer 2

ok... to add some clarification on the subject of "venir a", "ir a"...

if you say "¿vienes a comer?"... it means "are you coming to dinner"... as in "do you want to eat in the place I eat, or "are you coming to eat here?".

if you say "¿vas a comer?... it means "are you going to eat?"... it could mean you'll eat in the future, or you are eaingt someplace else...

As Lorenzo has said... it might be a regional thing... but that's how I understand those phrases

Answer 3

What it means in normal conditions....

We also say......Lo que viene siendo en condiciones normales.........

I agree. Lo que equivale (aproximadamente) en condiciones normales a... - cogumela, Oct 31, 2010

Answer 4

hmm... I think what Julian suggested is for the phrase "lo que viene a ser en condiciones normales"... although is pronounced exactly the same as "lo que viene a hacer en condiciones normales" in Latin American Spanish, they have different meanings...

"lo que viene a hacer en condiciones normales"... "what he comes to do in normal conditions"... is what I'd say if someone is behaving weird... or out of common... in conditions that seem normal...

De acuerdo. Lo que sugiero es el modismo y no la traducción corriente. Quizás sea la expressión como regionalismo, fuera de México por supuesto, que suena como Antonio puso. Pero sin contexto, nunca sabremos, ¿verdad? ¡Saludos! - 005faa61, Oct 31, 2010

Answer 5

Some regions use "venir a" instead of "ir a".

it's not the same... "venir a"... come and do something here, or do something right now... "ir a"... Go and do something somewhere else... or do something in the future - Tonyriva, Oct 31, 2010