ir y venir

ir y venir
An intransitive verb phrase is a phrase that combines a verb with a preposition or other particle and does not require a direct object (e.g., Everybody please stand up.).
intransitive verb phrase
a. to come and go
El hotel está muy concurrido estos días. Los clientes van y vienen a todas horas.The hotel is really busy these days. Guests come and go at all times.
a. to shuttle
El cantante va y viene entre su casa de Miami y su residencia de Los Ángeles.The singer shuttles between his house in Miami and his Los Angeles residence.
b. to commute (daily to work)
Teresa va y viene en tren a Manhattan todos los días.Teresa commutes to Manhattan every day by train.
a. to bustle
La anfitriona estuvo todo el tiempo yendo y viniendo para que a ninguno de sus invitados le faltara de nada.The hostess was bustling about the whole time to make sure that all her guests were well-attended to.
a. to come and go
No te oigo bien. La señal va y viene.I can't hear you well. The signal comes and goes.
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