When would we use a or an after boy

Question

So what do we put after ir endings?

Do we put a after these or do we put an cause I know a is to.

Answer 1

The form of "ir" are usually followed by "a." When someone is going somewhere, the "a" means "to."

Pedro va a la iglesia los domingos. Pedro goes to church on Sunday. " Voy a la tienda para comprar cosas." I am going to the store to buy things.

When you say you are going "to do" something, you also use the forms of "ir" followed by the infinitive of the action you are going to do,

Pedro va a cantar en el coro. Pedro is going to sing in the choir. Voy a comprar cosas en la tienda. I am going to buy things at the store.

The only exceptions are when you use "de" such as in.

"Voy de compras." I'm going shopping. "Voy de vacaciones." I'm going on vacation.

there are two or three more of these "de" expressions, but most of the time you will use "a."

thank you! - destructordan, Mar 14, 2017

You're welcome. :) - Daniela2041, Mar 14, 2017

Answer 2

First of all, in your original question you said "I know a is to." With verbs of movement such as ir, venir, llegar, etc. it means "to" but, it other cases, it can be translated many different ways such as at, per, in the style of, in, on, etc. With the impersonal a, it is not translated at all. "a" also has to precede indirect objects, in which case it can be translated in many different ways.

Also, it is possible to use ir + gerundio (without an a between) which expresses a continuous action which is being accomplished steadily or "little by little"

For example:

Voy aprendiendo español = Estoy aprendiendo español poco a poco.

I am learning Spanish little by little. (or a little at a time)

Also, ir / voy/va, etc. can be followed by many other words, many of them being other prepositions. From the Spanishdict dictionary, here is a sample: con, por, para, encima, de, en, bien, mal, ahí, solo, más, mucho, desde, mejor, peor, eso. In summany ir can be followed by many words without needing an "a" You need the "a", as Danielle expalained very well, primarily when someone/something is going to a place or with the ir+a+infinitive construction where it usually means I am going to ....

thank you - destructordan, Mar 14, 2017

Answer 3

sorry guys I meant voy

You can edit it to say "voy" amigo. Just hit the edit button underneath your question. - Nickelbackfan1, Mar 13, 2017

Yes, don't worry, that was clear! ;) - FELIZ77, Mar 14, 2017