What is the difference between "voy" and "ir ?"

Question

What is the difference between "voy" and "ir ?"

welcome to the forum, andy - 00434ec3, Feb 12, 2012

Answer 1

"Ir" is the infinitive meaning "to go". "Voy" is the first-person singular conjugation of the verb "ir" in the present indicative, so basically, it means "I go".

Tengo que ir a la tienda. - I have to go to the store.

Voy a la tienda con mis amigos. - I'm going to the store with my friends.

Answer 2

Did you try and use the translator or dictionary first? This page gives many examples. As your studies continue, you will be going to the conjugation page often -- to become familiar with all of the forms of a verb:

voy, vas, va, vamos, vais, van (I, you, he, we, you all, they go ...)