Can anyone explain me the Spanish sentence "tu te vas"?

Question

I had a translation in English from a Spanish friend as follows:

"you are leaving".

I'm confused as "tu" means "your","te" means "you" as an object pronoun and "vas" means"you leave".Aided by my poor level in Spanish,I think that "you are leaving" is equal to "(Tú) vas" in Spanish.Thus "tu te vas" may have a different meaning.PLZ explain

Thanks in advance 4 help

Answer 1

1. Tu can mean you or your.
Tu eres alto. You are tall.
Este es tu auto. This is your car.

Tu te vas. = You are leaving (now).

Answer 2

Well, you're half right. (Tu vas) actually means 'you are going', while (tu te vas) means you are leaving. There's a slight difference in meaning because of the word added. In this case it's 'te'.

'Spanish for Dummies' is an ok book in my opinion if you wanna read it and get your question cleared up. I was reading it to refresh my hispanic memory.(I've been in the U.S too long)

Answer 3

I think that if you say “tú vas” there is a need of a destination. You are going….where?
“Tú te vas”, on the other hand, is a simple statement to the effect that you are going off somewhere, that you are leaving. No need to specify.

If you are bothered by the grammar, it might help to think of it in terms of taking yourself off somewhere.

Answer 4

The verb "irse" is idiomatic and means to "go away": So:
me voy - I am going (away), I am leaving,
tú te vas - you're leavibng, going away,
él se va - etc.

Tú vas also means "you go" or "are going" in Spanish but is used either when you know where the person is going - you're going home - vas a casa - or with another verb: vas a cabntar - you're going to sing. When "go" just means "leaving" or "going away" - irse is used,

Answer 5

I would say in this case it means PORQUE or BECAUSE. Other examples I can think of: No cuelgues el teléfono que te estoy hablando. Haz tus deberes que te estoy mirando. Corran que nos está siguiendo un perro rabioso. Sigan bailando que la música no terminó. Entra a casa que hace mucho frío afuera. etc.

Answer 6

The words are Spanish but they don't make sence in this combination.-Vas-- by itself means-you go..Example: A donde vas? means -where are you going[ to where you go]
Vas-does not mean you leave.

Answer 7

don't know Spainish, but in French "tu te vas" the "te" signifies/makes "vas" (the "tu" from of "aller," "to go") reflexive, referring back to the subject: "You yourself are going" or "you're going yourself."

hope that helps.

Answer 8

uhhh... i think that may be french.

I know a little of both, and in french it would be "You go yourself."

In spanish it would be.....your you go?

Answer 9

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Answer 10

you go for me