Irse a + ?..

Question

Since "ir" + "a" + "infinitivo" works, could you use "irse" + "a" + "Infinitivo"?

Is it ever used?

How does the meaning change between the two?

As in:

'Me voy a dormir' en lugar de 'Voy a dormir'?

O sería el mismo como 'Voy a dormirme'?

Answer 1

Todo eso está bien.

Answer 2

El verbo ir normalmente se usa como intransitivo:

Voy a casa.

Voy a comer.

Pero puede usarse como pronominal en algunos casos:

Me voy a casa.

Me voy a comer.

Me voy. I am leaving.

Answer 3

in this case, dormirse is another verb (to fall asleep) vs. dormir (to sleep). so "me voy a dormir" changes the meaning to i'm going to fall asleep. but in other cases, i would think the "irse" part means "to go (away)/leave." for example: 'me voy a bailar' is i'm going out to dance vs. 'voy a bailar' as i'm going to dance. very slight difference in meaning, and in many cases probably no difference.

Answer 4

Yeah, in some cases I think you can definitely use irse a + inf to mean "I am going away/leaving to do something", but in your example: "Me voy a dormir/Voy a dormirme" I would take it to mean "I am going to fall asleep" and not "I am leaving to sleep" I suppose it would depend on context.

Answer 5

delete-already answered

Me voy a dormir.

Voy a dormirme

Both would be seen as using dormirse (to fall asleep); not irse.

The pronominal meanings of ir are listed in the dictionary. None of them include the meaning of "going to" referring to future actions.