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"Go" is an intransitive verb which is often translated as "ir", and "come" is an intransitive verb which is often translated as "venir". Learn more about the difference between "go" and "come" below.
go(
go
)An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
a. ir
Does this bus go to the city center?¿Va este bus al centro de la ciudad?
Go to your room.Ve a tu habitación.
2. (to leave)
a. ir
I hope everything goes well for you in the new job.Espero que todo te vaya bien en el trabajo nuevo.
4. (to become)
a. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
Carla went white with fear.Carla se puso blanca de miedo.
The fans went crazy when the band came on stage.Los fans se enloquecieron cuando el grupo salió al escenario.
6. (to extend)
8. (to be left)
10. (to fit)
11. (to be sold)
a. ir al baño
She had bladder problems and needed to go all the time.Tenía problemas de la vejiga y tenía que ir al baño constantemente.
14. (to be the rule)
a. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
Anything goes in that household.Todo vale en esa casa.
What I say goes.Yo soy la que manda aquí.
15. (to die)
a. llegar la hora
When I go, I don't want a big funeral.Cuando me llegue la hora, no quiero un gran funeral.
16. (to be consumed)
18. (to disappear)
a. desaparecer
When she got back home, her husband was gone.Cuando volvió a casa, su marido había desaparecido.
20. (to dispose of)
a. deshacerse de
All your old clothes have to go if you want to buy more.Tienes que deshacerte de toda tu ropa vieja si quieres comprar más.
22. (to be)
a. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
I won't let my children go hungry.No voy a dejar que mi hijos pasen hambre.
Their pleas went unheard.Sus súplicas no fueron atendidas.
a. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
I'll have whatever's going.Tomaré lo que haya.
There's plenty of beer going around if you're interested.Hay mucha cerveza por aquí si quieres.
24. (to continue)
a. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
How many years has the choir been going?¿Cuántos años lleva funcionando el coro?
She would go for days without seeing another soul.Pasaba días enteros sin ver a un alma.
a. sonar
The alarm goes off if someone forces the door.La alarma suena cuando alguien fuerza la puerta.
26. (to be destined)
b. llevarse
First prize went to a graphic designer.El primer premio se lo llevó un diseñador gráfico.
27. (to match)
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
28. (to travel)
a. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
We went 70 miles in one day.Hicimos 70 millas en un día.
We'll go this way because there is less traffic.Seguiremos este camino porque hay menos tráfico.
29. (colloquial) (to say)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
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.).
a. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
Don't touch that! - I wasn't going to.¡No toques eso! - No pensaba hacerlo.
I'm going to mow the lawn this afternoon.Voy a cortar el césped esta tarde.
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
to-go
A phrase is a group of words commonly used together (e.g., once upon a time).
35. (idiom) (to be eaten elsewhere)
An idiom is a phrase with a meaning different from the literal meaning of the separate words that make it up (e.g., break a leg).
a. para llevar
I don't think I can finish all this food. Would you bring me a to-go box?No creo que pueda terminar toda esta comida. ¿Me traería una cajita para llevar?
We ordered our food to go so that we could continue working.Pedimos la comida para llevar para poder continuar trabajando.
36. (idiom) (remaining)
An idiom is a phrase with a meaning different from the literal meaning of the separate words that make it up (e.g., break a leg).
a. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
Only one day to go until your birthday!¡Solo falta un día para tu cumpleaños!
Two weeks to go until Holy Week.Faltan dos semanas para Semana Santa.
come(
kuhm
)An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
4. (to occur)
a. llegar
Hurricane season came later that year.La época de huracanes llegó un poco más tarde ese año.
6. (to reach)
a. llegar a
I have come to understand that you can't force things.He llegado a comprender que no puedes forzar las cosas.
8. (colloquial) (to have an orgasm)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. acabar (colloquial) (Latin America)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
Did you come already?¿Ya acabaste?
b. venirse (colloquial) (Latin America)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
She came really quickly.Se vino muy rápido.
c. correrse (colloquial) (Spain)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Spain
He took a long time to come.Tardó mucho en correrse.
9. (to become)
a. hacerse
Her dream of being a singer never came true.Su sueño de ser cantante nunca se hizo realidad.
b. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
The button has come loose, and I can't find it.El botón se ha soltado, y no puedo encontrarlo.
When the knot came undone, the sail fell into the sea.Al deshacerse el nudo, la vela cayó al mar.
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
10. (colloquial) (sperm)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. el semen (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
What have you been up to and who with? Your skirt is stained with come.¿Qué has estado haciendo y con quién? Tu falda está manchada de semen.
