In Spanish, is "va" a reflexive verb? I know that "irse a" means to go, and "va" comes from "ir".... help?

Answer 1

va is somtimes reflexive and sometimes it isn't, it depends on the meaning
for example:
ella va- just means she goes
but ella se va-she goes away

Answer 2

"ir" is the infinitive form of the verb, and "va" is the same verb, conjugated in the third person. So if you said
Ella se va a las 3.
That would mean, "She's leaving at three."

The part that makes the verb reflexive is whether you use the "se" with it or not.
Irse (or any conjugated form of that) means, basically, leave, or get out of here.
Ir (without the reflexive pronoun) means go.

So I would translate Martha's example a little differently:
Antes de irse a la escuela
would better be translated as "before taking off for school".
In other words, the se is not about where she was going, it's about how quickly she left.

Answer 3

verb to go = ir

yo voy
tú vas
he/she va - she goes home = ella va a casa or
where is she going - ella se va a casa
nosotros vamos
vosotros vais
ellos van

irse is going to:
before going to school she takes breakfast = antes de ir (or irse) al colegio ella toma desayuno.

Answer 4

Irse means "to go away" ...va means...she goes, he goes or you (formal) goes.