se va a

he's going to

se va a

phrase

1. (he or she is going to depart for; third person singular)

a. he's going to (masculine)

¿Antonio se va de vacaciones la semana que viene? - Sí, se va a Mallorca.

Is Antonio going on vacation next week? - Yes, he's going to Mallorca.

b. she's going to (feminine)

Dice Eva que se va a Venecia con su esposo este fin de semana. - ¡Qué suerte!

Eva says she's going to Venice with her husband this weekend. - Lucky her!

c. is going to

Esta tarde Ramón se va al cine con sus amigos.

Ramon is going to the movies with his friends this evening.

2.

(formal)

(you're going to depart for; second person singular)

a. you're going to

Si se va a Argentina en Navidad, tendrá que llevarse ropa de verano.

If you're going to Argentina for Christmas, you'll have to take summer clothes.

3. (used to express intentionality or tendency; third person singular)

a. he's going to (masculine)

Luis siempre dice que se va a casar antes de los treinta. - ¿Con quién?

Luis always says he's going to get married before he's thirty. - Who with?

b. she's going to (feminine)

Si le cobras $1000 a la clienta por el arreglo del carro, se va a quejar, y con razón.

If you charge the customer $1000 for fixing her car, she's going to complain, and rightly so.

c. it's going to

Quita esa taza del escritorio. Se va a caer.

Take that cup off the desk. It's going to fall.

d. is going to

Mi madre se va a enfadar mucho cuando se entere de que rompimos la ventana.

My mother is going to be really mad when she finds out that we broke the window.

4.

(formal)

(used to express intentionality or tendency; second person singular)

a. you're going to

No salga a cuerpo. Se va a resfriar.

Don't go out without your coat. You're going to catch a cold.