Ir is different from irse (with pictures)

Question

Jajaja! Súper :) - cogumela, Jan 13, 2011

great - Izanoni1, Jan 13, 2011

Me divierten mucho Mortadelo y Filemón... pero, Lazarus, no entiendo tu título... :-) - Gekkosan, Jan 13, 2011

I didn't know what you meant by your title..... - Seb79, Jan 13, 2011

Now I get it ! Thank you so much , the Penney has dropped at last. - ray76, Nov 25, 2011

Answer 1

ir = to go someplace in particular
irse = to go somewhere other than here, leave, get out

Edit - Examples:

Voy a la tienda = I am going to the store
Fuimos por avión = We went by airplane

Mis padres se fueron ayer = My parents left yesterday
¡Vete! = Go! (Get out!)

ir a, irse de? - Stadt, Jan 13, 2011

It's more the general sense of the words. Either could be followed by several different words, depending on the circumstance. - KevinB, Jan 13, 2011

Basically ir emphasizes the destination or the means, irse emphasizes the act of leaving. - KevinB, Jan 13, 2011

Thanks - Stadt, Jan 13, 2011

Answer 2

Hmm ... obviously I'm a bit slow tonight. Let me see if I've understood this properly.

Sñr Super says "... tiene que ir ahora mismo". The other bloke (being an idiot) leaves without knowing where he should go because Sñr S. didn't say "... tiene que irse

Did I get the joke?

That's it. - KevinB, Jan 13, 2011

Answer 3

I guess I should have clarified what I mean by my title.

Imagine you are with a friend of yours in a party, and all of a sudden, he says:

I'm going!

That makes perfect sense in English, but not in Spanish if you say "Voy", because it is a verb that focuses on the destination above all. A verb whose only point is to indicate a destination makes no sense without one, which is what the comic is using as a joke: Mortadelo "goes" (se va) without hearing the destination, and the "súper" wonders how can he be so silly as to "ir" without knowing where.

The "súper" wanted him to "ir [a un sitio]", and he "se fue" instead.

I don't know whether I'm making any sense.

Makes sense to me. I thought the comic was excellent. Thanks. - 0074b507, Jan 14, 2011

I understood, but I already knew the difference. - pesta, Jan 14, 2011

I thought it was very funny too, Lazarus:) I have only just seen this page via a link posted by Sonrisa :) - FELIZ77, Nov 25, 2011

Answer 4

The comic explains it very well, but if you have trouble remembering the difference, try this: Irse = Largarse

Answer 5

It is simple. "Ir" is to go and "Irse" is to leave.

Answer 6

Well, the comic + the discussion is a big help. Really clears it up for me.

Answer 7

irse is go to and ir i go

Not quite. - KevinB, Jan 13, 2011