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"Vete, Por favor" clarification please.


Ean November 04, 2020 03:37 AM

"Vete, Por favor" clarification please.
 
On my teaching textbook there is the phrase: 'Vete, por favor" which is translated as : Leave, please. I became curious about the verb that is used here. I looked for vetar and veter. It only confused me more. Which verb is used here for this expression for "leave"? Thank you in advance

Rusty November 04, 2020 05:44 AM

The infinitive is irse, a pronominal verb.

Tyrn November 06, 2020 12:06 PM

Doesn't it sound a bit like Get lost, please? :)

poli November 06, 2020 03:19 PM

Get lost is idiomatic, and vete is direct. PiƩrdete is a direct translation, and it is used.

AngelicaDeAlquezar November 06, 2020 09:37 PM

I agree with Poli.
Context is everything. "Vete, por favor" may be more or less harsh depending on the the tone and the situation. It may be the same as "get out, please", or "go away, please".

Tyrn November 07, 2020 01:11 AM

What would be an unequivocally polite suggestion?

poli November 07, 2020 06:08 AM

Ruego que te vayas sounds very diplomatic to me.

I have heard favor de salir, but I don't know if it is standard, and it would be interesting to hear what standard speakers have to say about this.


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