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"Ir" is an intransitive verb which is often translated as "to go", and "seguir" is a transitive verb which is often translated as "to follow". Learn more about the difference between "ir" and "seguir" below.
ir(
eer
)An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
a. to go
El festival va del primero de abril hasta el primero de mayo.The festival goes from April first to May first.
7. (to have on)
b. to be dressed in (color)
Iba de verde por el día de San Patricio.She was dressed in green for St. Patrick's Day.
a. to be on
Voy por la página 50 de "San Manuel Bueno, mártir".I'm on page 50 of "San Manuel Bueno, Martyr."
11. (to attend)
a. to go
Mi hermana va a la primaria al lado de la estación de bomberos.My sister goes to the elementary school next to the firestation.
12. (to appear)
13. (to match)
a. to go with
Esa camisa roja no le va a ese pantalón amarillo.That red shirt doesn't go with those yellow pants.
An auxiliary verb, or helper verb, is a conjugated verb that comes before a main verb and determines the main verb's tense, mood, or aspect (e.g., I have gone.).
irse
A pronominal verb always uses a reflexive pronoun. (e.g., Te ves cansado.).
17. (to escape)
a. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
A la piscina se le fue todo el agua.All the water leaked from the pool.
A la llanta se le fue el aire.The tire went flat.
18. (to pass away)
19. (to take away)
a. to forget
¿Cómo se llama ese hombre? Lo sabía, pero se me fue.What's that man's name? I knew it, but I forgot.
seguir(
seh
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geer
)A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
a. to follow
Sígueme y te enseño el camino a casa.Follow me and I will show you the way home.
Los niños siguieron a su padre hasta el parque.The children followed their dad to the park.
4. (to study)
a. to follow
Millones de adolescentes siguen al cantante en Twitter.Millions of teenagers follow the singer on Twitter.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
6. (to resume)
a. to carry on
¿Seguimos o prefieres tomar un descanso?Shall we carry on or would you rather have a break?
b. to go on
No podemos seguir así. Hay que hacer algo.We can't go on like this. We have to do something.
c. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
¿Tu hermana sigue acusándote de haberle robado la pulsera?Is your sister still accusing you of stealing her bracelet?
Seguimos bailando hasta no poder más.We kept dancing until we couldn't go on anymore.
a. to carry on
Sigan por el malecón unos cinco minutos y verán el restaurante a la derecha.Carry on along the boardwalk for five minutes and you'll see the restaurant on your right.
b. to keep going
Siga todo recto hasta el banco y luego doble a la izquierda.Keep going straight ahead as far as the bank and then turn left.
11. (to persist)
a. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
Seguimos sin saber si van a venir a la boda o no.We still don't know if they're coming to the wedding or not.
Mejor que aplacemos la salida porque sigue nevando.We'd better delay our departure because it is still snowing.
seguirse
A pronominal verb always uses a reflexive pronoun. (e.g., Te ves cansado.).
12. (to deduce)
a. to follow
Por tus malas notas se sigue que no has estudiado en absoluto.From your bad grades, it follows that you have not studied at all.
a. to follow
Las etiquetas HTML en esta secuencia deben seguirse una tras otra sin un espacio intermedio.The HTML tags in this sequence need to follow one after the other without an intervening space.
