Question about "tengo que + reflexive verb"

Question

"Me tengo que ir" means "I have to leave". But what if you want to leave the reflexive pronoun on the end of the verb? Is that allowed? If so, would the sentence become "Tengo que irme" or "Tengo que irse"?

Thanks very much! Mitchell

Answer 1

This may help Tengo que irme or Me tengo que ir

Answer 2

Tengo que irme and Me tengo que ir....have the same meaning. (I have to leave/go away).

Answer 3

Yes, with "tengo que + reflexive verb" you conjugate (for lack of a better word) the last part of the verb. For example:

Tengo que ir me (I have to go)

Tienes que irte (You have to go)

Tuvo que irse (He had to go)

Tengo que cepillarme los dientes (I have to brush my teeth)

Tienes que bañarte (You have to take a bath)

You affix the pronoun to the end of the infinitive/ you postpend the pronoun - samdie, Aug 10, 2011