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Me tengo que ir
Why is their a personal pronoun in the subject position,surely it should be: Yo tengo que ir I'm confused... |
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The infinitive is irse and not ir, that' s why.
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ir = to go
irse = to go away (to leave somewhere) tengo que ir al hospital - I have to go to the hospital me tengo que ir ahora - I have to leave now / I'm out of here now |
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Right, those reflexive verbs can be troublesome at first, as can be the different word order in Spanish sentences. Just another fascinating aspect of the language, if you ask me!
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Se puede decir "tengo que irme" también. It can also be said "tengo que irme" also. But as already said, it's this way because of irse, which is to leave. Me voy - I leave, te vas - you leave, se va, he/she/it leaves etc.
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Tengo que ir a México. I have to go to Mexico. Tengo que irme a México para aprender español. I have to go to Mexico to learn Spanish. Tengo que ir a México para aprender español. I have to go to Mexico to learn Spanish. In Tengo que ir the tengo shows it is yo. But then again you can say Tengo que irme even though it is understood that it is yo already. Sin embargo/However if you're with somebody or a group of people and you want to say I have to go now you would say "Tengo que irme." or "Ya tengo que irme." I have to go now. Ya me voy... Yo me voy, yo me voy si usted ya no me quiere antes de que me lo diga, no no yo mejor me voy Last edited by Villa; November 01, 2012 at 11:58 AM. |
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