# ir
## Alemannic German
### Etymology

From Old High German ir, from Proto-Germanic *jīz, a variant of *jūz.

### Pronunciation

* (Zürich) IPA: /ir/

### Pronoun

ir
* you (plural)

#### Declension
## Aragonese
### Etymology

Inherited from Latin īre.

### Verb

ir
* go

## Chuukese
### Pronoun

ir
* them

#### Related terms
## Danish
### Etymology

Either the old word for "copper" or some derivation from it: Old Danish eer (“copper”), Old Norse eir, from Proto-Germanic *aiz.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈiɐ̯], [ˈiɐ̯ˀ]

### Noun

ir c (singular definite irren, not used in plural form)
* verdigris

## Elfdalian
### Verb

ir
* singular present of wårå

## Galician
### Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese ir, from Latin īre. The forms beginning with /b/ derive from corresponding forms of Latin vādere; those beginning with /f/ derive from corresponding forms of Latin esse.

### Verb

ir (first-person singular present vou, first-person singular preterite fun, past participle ido) ir (first-person singular present vou, first-person singular preterite fum or fui, past participle ido, reintegrationist norm)
* to go (to move to a destination) [with para or a or en ‘to somewhere’; or with ata ‘as far as somewhere’]
    A Maruxa vai na casa ― Maruxa went home.
* (auxiliary) will; to be going to; forms the future tense [with infinitive]
    A Maruxa vai marchar ― Maruxa is going to depart.
* (pronominal) to go; to leave; to depart
    A Maruxa foise. ― Maruxa went away.
* to work, function, run
    —Vai ou non vai? —Non vai.Does that work or does it not work? No, it doesn't work.

#### Conjugation

$^1$Less recommended.

#### Derived terms

* ir fóra

#### See also

* saír

### References

* Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “ir”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “ir”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “ir”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “ir”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

## Interlingua
### Etymology

From Latin īre, active present infinitive of eō; which its conjugation also influenced by French aller (present indicatives vais, vas, va, and vont all from Latin vadō).

### Verb

ir
* to go

#### Antonyms

* venir

## Kaera
### Etymology

From Proto-Alor–Pantar *jira.

### Noun

ir
* water

### References

* Gary Holton and Laura Robinson, The Internal History of the Alor-Pantar language family, in The Alor-Pantar languages: History and Typology, edited by Marian Klamer
* Marian Klamer, One item, many faces: ‘come’ in Teiwa (2010, in wing & Klamer) and Kaera (2014, in Schapper)
* Gary Holton, Marian Klamer, František Kratochvíl, Laura C. Robinson, Antoinette Schapper, The Historical Relations of the Papuan Languages of Alor and Pantar, Oceanic Linguistics 2012:1

## Ladino
### Alternative forms

* yir

### Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish ir (“to go”), from Latin īre. The forms beginning with /v/ derive from corresponding forms of Latin vādere; those beginning with /f/ derive from corresponding forms of Latin esse.

### Verb

ir (Hebrew spelling איר)
* (intransitive) to go (away from speaker and listener)
    Ey senyor, voy a esnoga.Hi mister, I’m going to the synagogue.
* (said of things or people, intransitive) to be suitable or apt for its purpose, to match or suit well (of clothing)
** (Can we date this quote?), Folkmasa‎:este vestido no te vaThis outfit doesn’t suit you.
* (preceding the gerund of a verb, intransitive) denotes an ongoing action with a sense of progression or movement through space or time; to go on; carry on; continue
** (Can we date this quote?), Folkmasa‎:va kaminandoit continues
* (auxiliary) to be going to; used to convey the near future tense [with a (+ infinitive) ‘do something’]
** (Can we date this quote?), Folkmasa‎:le vo dizirI am going to tell him.
* (intransitive) used with a hortative value to encourage or urge action; let's
** (Can we date this quote?), Folkmasa‎:No vayamos mas leshosLet’s go no further.

#### Conjugation
### References

* ↑ Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1983–1991) “ir”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critical Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos
* ↑ “ir”, in Trezoro de la Lengua Djudeoespanyola.

## Latgalian
### Etymology

Shortened form of irā, from Proto-Baltic *irā. Akin to Latvian ir.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ir/
* Hyphenation: ir

### Verb

ir
* third-person indicative present of byut

#### Usage notes

* ir is mostly used in unstressed positions, while irā is mostly common for stressed positions in the sentence.

### References

* Nicole Nau (2011) A short grammar of Latgalian, München: LINCOM GmbH, →ISBN, page 48

## Latin
### Alternative forms

* hir

### Etymology

Cognate with Ancient Greek χείρ (kheír).

### Pronunciation

* (Classical Latin) IPA: /ˈir/, [ˈɪr]
* (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA: /ˈir/, [ˈir]

### Noun

ir n sg (indeclinable, no genitive)
* (rare, anatomy) hand

#### Declension

Indeclinable noun (used only in the nominative and accusative), singular only.

#### Synonyms

* (hand): manus

### References

* “ir”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
* ir in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

## Latvian
### Etymology 1

From Proto-Baltic *irā (cf. dialectal, archaic forms irād, iraid, irāg, and also Lithuanian yrà, which existed alongside *esti (cf. Old Church Slavonic єстъ (estŭ), Russian есть (jestʹ), Lithuanian dialectal ẽsti, Old Prussian ast), initially with basically existential (“there is”) meaning, but later on extending to all copular meanings, thus replacing *esti. In Sudovian, also the first person form irm (“I am”) is derived from this stem. The origin of Proto-Baltic *irā is, however, unclear. Various sources have been proposed: an older interjection (cf. Lithuanian aurè (“look!”)), the particle and conjunction ir (“both... and...”), a noun with the meaning “existence,” “reality,” “thing,” or even (more recently) the Proto-Indo-European secondary third-person verbal ending *-r with a later -ā-extension.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ir]

#### Verb

ir
* (he, she, it) is; third-person singular present indicative of būt
* (they) are; third-person plural present indicative of būt
* (with the particle lai) let (him, her, it) be; third-person singular imperative of būt
* (with the particle lai) let them be; third-person plural imperative of būt

### Etymology 2

From Proto-Baltic *ir, from the reduced grade *h₂r̥ of Proto-Indo-European *h₂er- (“so, then; question particle”) (whence also Latvian ar (“with”); see there for more). The original meaning “and” (compare Lithuanian cognate) is found in 16th- and 17th-century texts, but from the 18th century on ir was no longer used in this sense. Cognates include Lithuanian ir̃ (“and”), Old Prussian ir (“also”), er (“(along) with”), Ancient Greek ἄρα, ἄρ’, ῥά (ára, ár’, rhá, “so, then, therefore”).

#### Conjunction

ir
* additive conjunction used to join several similar sentence elements, indicating their similar nature: both ... and ..., ... and also ..., ... as well as ...
    gribējas ir smieties, ir raudāt ― one wanted both to laugh and to cry
    nāca ir jaunie, ir vecie ― both the young and the old came
    tolaik ir tēvs, ir māte bija miruši ― at that time, both the father and the mother had died
    tā bija droša, interesanta un glīta meitene, kas prata būt ir jautra, ir nopietna ― that was a brave, fun (lit. interesting) and pretty girl, who knew how to be both cheerful and serious
    nakts kā jau nakts: ir mēness spīd, ir tālē rūsa plaiksnī ― the night is like the night (= as usual): the moon shines and also in the distance silent lightning flashes

##### Synonyms

* kā ... tā ...
* gan ... gan ...

#### Particle

ir
* used to mark connection and emphasis, reinforcement; syn. arī
    Ludis nolēca lielā dubļu pančkā un tur ir palika, ratiem pakaļ skatīdamies ― Ludis jumped into a big mud puddle and there also he stayed, looking ahead at the cart
    Dūdums pateica: “man vēl laika diezgan”, un pārliecināt viņu par piegādes normu nodošanu pirms termiņa tā ir neizdevās — Dūdums said: “I still have enough time,” and also, so it was impossible to convince him about the rules for delivery before the deadline
* used to mark emphasis, to reinforce; syn. pat: really, even
    tas viņam ir prātā nenāk ― that doesn't even come to his mind
    krūmos ir pa naktīm guļot, pilsētā viņš parādoties reti ― really sleeping at night in the bushes, he appeared rarely in the city

##### Synonyms

* arī
* pat

### References

* 1 2 Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “ir”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca‎ (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN

## Lithuanian
### Etymology

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *ir (“and, also”), compare Latvian ir, Old Prussian ir (“and, even”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂r̥- (“thus, so”); compare Ancient Greek ἄρα (ára, “so, then, consequently”). If the original meaning was "fittingly, accordingly", the root may be identical to *h₂er- (“fit together”), see artì (“near”) for more.
Proto-Slavic *i (“and, even”) is probably not related.

### Conjunction

ir̃
* (coordinating, cumulative) and, too
* (coordinating, illative) and, so
    Bùvo gražùs óras, ir̃ mẽs nùtarėme keliáuti. - the weather was nice, and (=so) we decided to travel.
* (coordinating, correlative) both … and …

### Particle

ir̃
* (emphatic) even, and
    Mán ir̃ tõ nepavỹko padarýt! - I didn't even manage that!
* (emphatic) exactly, just, precisely
    Jìs ir̃ yrà tàs žmogùs, apiẽ kùrį kal̃bame. - It's him that we're talking about
* (interrogative) and, so
    Nà, ir̃ kàs! - So what!

#### Related terms

* ar
* irgi
* ir kas

## Middle Dutch
### Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *jiʀ, from Proto-Germanic *jūz. Compare German ihr.

### Pronoun

ir
* ye, you (plural) (only in Southeastern texts)

### Further reading

ir - instituut voor de Nederlandse taal

## Middle English
### Etymology 1
#### Determiner

ir
* Alternative form of hire (“her”)

#### Pronoun

ir
* Alternative form of hire (“hers”)

### Etymology 2
#### Pronoun

ir
* Alternative form of hire (“her”)

## Middle High German
### Etymology

From Old High German ir, from Proto-West Germanic *jiʀ, variant of Proto-Germanic *jūz, from Proto-Indo-European *yū́.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ir/

### Pronoun

ir
* you: nominative plural of du

#### Descendants

* Alemannic German: ir
* Bavarian:
** Cimbrian: iar, iart (Luserna)
** Mòcheno: ir
* Central Franconian: ühr, ihr, dihr (d- from verb ending by rebracketing)
** Hunsrik: deer
** Luxembourgish: dir
* German: ihr
* Rhine Franconian:
** Pennsylvania German: dihr
* Yiddish: איר (ir), איהר (ihr) — Daytshmerish

## Mòcheno
### Etymology

From Middle High German ir, from Old High German ir, from Proto-West Germanic *jiʀ, from Proto-Germanic *jīz. Cognate with German ihr, English ye.

### Pronoun

ir
* you (plural)

#### Inflection
### References

* “ir” in Cimbrian, Ladin, Mòcheno: Getting to know 3 peoples. 2015. Servizio minoranze linguistiche locali della Provincia autonoma di Trento, Trento, Italy.

## Old High German
### Alternative forms

* ier, er, aer, gi

### Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *jiʀ, variant of Proto-Germanic *jūz, from Proto-Indo-European *yū́.

### Pronoun

ir
* you (second-person plural pronoun)
* (polite) you (second-person singular pronoun)
** late 9th century, Otfrid of Weissenburg, Letter to Bishop Salomo of Constance v. 5-7:
    Lékza ih therara búachi / iu sentu in suábo richi, thaz ir irkíaset ubar ál, / oba siu frúma wesan scal; Oba ir hiar fíndet iawiht thés / thaz wírdig ist thes lésannes:I send to you in Swabia the selection of books, so that you can decide above all if it will be useful; [and] if you find here something that is worthy of being read. (quoted in and tr. by Horst J. Simon in Taavitsainen & Jucker 2003:88)

#### Usage notes

Some speakers of Old High German appear to have contrasted the "polite" singular (plural forms) with the regular, informal singular (singular forms), as in Modern German Sie versus du. This distinction is however not well-attested, and may have been regional, genre-dependent, or only in late Old High German.

#### Inflection

Old High German personal pronouns :
| Number | Person | Gender | Nominative | Genitive | Dative | Accusative |
| Singular | First | | ih (ihha, ihcha) | mīn | mir | mih |
| Singular | Second | | dū | dīn | dir | dih |
| Singular | Third | Masculine | er (her) | (sīn) | imu, imo | inan, in |
| Singular | Third | Feminine | siu; sī, si | ira (iru, iro) | iru, iro | sia |
| Singular | Third | Neuter | iz | es, is | imu, imo | iz |
| Plural | First | | wir | unsēr | uns | unsih |
| Plural | Second | | ir | iuwēr | iu | iuwih |
| Plural | Third | Masculine | sie | iro | im, in | sie |
| Plural | Third | Feminine | sio | iro | im, in | sio |
| Plural | Third | Neuter | siu | iro | im, in | siu |
| Polite form | Second | | ir | iuwēr | iu | iuwih |

#### Descendants

* Middle High German: ir
** Alemannic German: ir
** Bavarian:
*** Cimbrian: iar, iart (Luserna)
*** Mòcheno: ir
** Central Franconian: ühr, ihr, dihr (d- from verb ending by rebracketing)
*** Hunsrik: deer
*** Luxembourgish: dir
** German: ihr
** Rhine Franconian:
*** Pennsylvania German: dihr
** Yiddish: איר (ir), איהר (ihr) — Daytshmerish

#### References

* Armitage, Lionel. (1911) An Introduction to the study of Old High German, p 200.

## Old Swedish
### Alternative forms

* ī, ᛁᚱ

### Etymology

From Old East Norse *īʀ (compare West Norse ér), from Proto-Germanic *jīz, variant of *jūz.

### Pronoun

īr
* you (plural)

#### Descendants

* Swedish: I, ni (← hafven I)

## Old Welsh
### Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Celtic *sindos.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ir/

### Article

ir
* (definite article) the
** 9th c., Oxoniensis Prior (Bodleian Library, Oxford), v. 234:
    ir pimphet eterinthe fifth bird

#### Descendants

* Middle Welsh: y, yr, 'r
** Welsh: y, yr, 'r

## Portuguese
### Alternative forms

* hir (obsolete)
* yr (obsolete)

### Etymology

Inherited from Latin īre. The forms beginning with /v/ derive from corresponding forms of Latin vādere; those beginning with /f/ derive from corresponding forms of Latin esse.

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈi(ʁ)/ [ˈi(h)]
* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈi(ʁ)/ [ˈi(h)]
** (São Paulo) IPA: /ˈi(ɾ)/
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /ˈi(ʁ)/ [ˈi(χ)]
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /ˈi(ɻ)/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ˈiɾ/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ˈiɾ/
** (Southern Portugal) IPA: /ˈi.ɾi/
* Homophones: i, e (with -r dropping)
* Hyphenation: ir

### Verb

ir (first-person singular present vou, first-person singular preterite fui, past participle ido)
* to go (to move to a destination) [with para or a or em ‘to somewhere’; or with até ‘as far as somewhere’]
    Vamos a pé?Do we go on foot?
    Eles foram ao centro comercial.They went to the shopping centre.
    Queríamos ir para casa.We wanted to go home.
* (auxiliary) will; to be going to; forms the future tense [with infinitive]
    Vou comprar um sapato.I will buy a shoe.
    Nós não íamos fazer nada.We weren’t going to do anything.
* (auxiliary) to keep on; to go on; ~ on; forms the continuative aspect [with gerund]
    A água vai escorrendo até acabar.The water keeps on leaking until it is all gone.
* (pronominal) to go; to leave; to depart
    Os homens já se foram todos.All the men have left already.
* to attend; to go to (to be present in an event) [with para or em or a ‘an event’]
    Sinto muito, não poderei ir à sua festa.I’m sorry, I won’t be able to go to your party.
* (intransitive) to go on until; to last to [with até ‘a specified time’]
    A batalha foi até as duas da manhã.The battle went on until two AM.
* to do; to fare (to have a good or bad result) [with em ‘a result’]
    Fui muito mal em quase todas as provas.I did very bad in nearly all the tests.
* (intransitive) to be doing; formula used in greetings [with adverb]
    “Como vai?” “Vou bem, obrigado.”“How are you doing?” “I am doing fine, thanks.”
* (pronominal) to be gone, be on the blink, on the fritz (depleted, destroyed; no longer usable)
    Porcaria! Minha TV se foi.Damn it! My TV is gone.
* (euphemistic, pronominal) to leave (to die); to depart (to die)
    Uma oração para os que já se foram.A prayer for those who have already left us.
* (intransitive) to go (to begin an action or process)
    Um, dois, três, vai!One, two, three, go!
    O sinal verde ainda não foi!The green light still didn’t light up.
    Vamos!Get on with it!
* (intransitive) to match; to go with (to form a good combination with) [with com ‘someone/something’]
    Este casaco não vai bem com os sapatos.This jacket doesn't go well with the shoes.
* (intransitive) to like or tolerate [with com ‘someone/something’]
    Parece que ninguém vai comigo.It seems nobody likes me.
* (intransitive) to follow (to take into account when making choices) [with por]
    Vai pela razão, não pelos sentimentos.Follow reason, not feelings.
    Se a luz não acender, pode encontrar o livro indo pelo tato.If the light doesn’t turn on, you can find the book by following your sense of touch.
    Vai por mim.Trust me.
* (intransitive) to range (to encompass values between two given extremes) [with de ‘from’ and a ‘to’]
    As perguntas iam do fácil ao difícil.The questions ranged from easy to difficult.
* (poker, intransitive) to call (to match the amount of chips in the pot)
** 2012, Luís Fernando Veríssimo, “Os pêssegos”, in Diálogos Impossíveis, Rio de Janeiro: Editora Objetiva, →ISBN, page 29:Não se ouvia mais nada, além dos ruídos naturais do pôquer. O clicar das fichas. Frases curtas: "Dou cartas." "Vou." "Não vou." "Pago pra ver." "Não é possível!"(please add an English translation of this quotation)
* (reflexive) to depart; to leave
    Synonyms: ir embora, sair
* (reflexive, euphemistic) to pass away; to depart; to die
    Synonyms: falecer, morrer

#### Usage notes

The use of auxiliary ir with lexical ir (e.g. Eu vou ir para casa “I'm going to go home”) is sometimes proscribed. A single ir (Eu vou para casa, even though this also means the present “I'm going home”) or the future tense form (Eu irei para casa, which is rather formal) can be used instead.
Usually used in the preterite and with the pronoun preceding the verb:
    Ele se foi.He departed.
    Elas se foram.They departed.

#### Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:ir.

#### Synonyms

* (go): andar
* (leave): partir

#### Derived terms

* ir ao cu

## Romansch
### Alternative forms

* eir (Surmiran)

### Etymology

Inherited from Latin īre. The forms beginning with /v/ derive from corresponding conjugations of vādere, and those beginning with /m/ presumably from meāre.

### Verb

ir
* (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Sutsilvan, Puter, Vallader) go

#### Conjugation

| infinitive | infinitive | infinitive | ir | ir | ir | ir |
| gerund | gerund | gerund | mond | mond | mond | mond |
| past participle | past participle | past participle | iu | iu | iu | iu |
| | singular | singular | singular | plural | plural | plural |
| | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person |
| indicative | jeu | ti | el/ella | nus | vus | els/ellas |
| present | mon | vas | va | mein | meis | van |
| imperfect | evel | evas | eva | evan | evas | evan |
| future | vegnel a ir | vegns a ir | vegn a ir | vegnin a ir | vegnis a ir | vegnan a ir |
| conditional | jeu | ti | el/ella | nus | vus | els/ellas |
| direct present | mass | masses | mass | massen | masses | massen |
| indirect present | massi | massies | massi | massien | massies | massien |
| direct future | vegness a ir | vegnesses a ir | vegness a ir | vegnessen a ir | vegnesses a ir | vegnessen a ir |
| indirect future | vegnessi a ir | vegnessies a ir | vegnessi a ir | vegnessien a ir | vegnessies a ir | vegnessien a ir |
| subjunctive | che jeu | che ti | ch'el/ch'ella | che nus | che vus | ch'els/ch'ellas |
| present | mondi | mondies | mondi | meien | meies | mondien |
| past | evi | evies | evi | evien | evies | evien |
| future | vegni a ir | vegnies a ir | vegni a ir | vegnîen a ir | vegnîes a ir | vegnien a ir |
| imperative | — | ti | — | — | vus | — |
| imperative | | va | | | mei | |
| infinitive | infinitive | infinitive | ir | ir | ir | ir |
| gerund | gerund | gerund | giond | giond | giond | giond |
| past participle | past participle | past participle | ì | ì | ì | ì |
| | singular | singular | singular | plural | plural | plural |
| | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person |
| indicative | jeu | ti | el/ella | nus | vus | els/ellas |
| present | vom | vas | va | giain | giais | van |
| imperfect | gieva | gievas | gieva | gievan | gievas | gievan |
| future | vegnel a ir | vegns a ir | vegn a ir | vegnin a ir | vegnis a ir | vegnan a ir |
| conditional | jeu | ti | el/ella | nus | vus | els/ellas |
| present | giess | giesses | giess | giessen | giesses | giessen |
| future | vegness a ir | vegnesses a ir | vegness a ir | vegnessen a ir | vegnesses a ir | vegnessen a ir |
| subjunctive | che jeu | che ti | ch'el/ch'ella | che nus | che vus | ch'els/ch'ellas |
| present | giaja | giajas | giaja | giajan | giajas | giajan |
| future | vegni a ir | vegnies a ir | vegni a ir | vegnîen a ir | vegnîes a ir | vegnien a ir |
| imperative | — | ti | — | — | vus | — |
| imperative | | va | | | giai | |

## Scots
### Verb

ir
* (Southern Scots) Second-person simple present form of to be
* (Southern Scots) Plural simple present form of to be

#### See also

* im
* is

## Spanish
### Etymology

* Forms containing /b/ such as voy (“I go”) or iba (“I used to go”) are inherited from Latin vādere (“to go”).
* Forms beginning with /f/ such as fui (“I went”) are inherited from Latin esse (“to be”).
* The future voseo form, andá, is a result of suppletion with andar.
* Other forms are inherited from Latin īre (“to go”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈiɾ/ [ˈiɾ]
* Rhymes: -iɾ
* Syllabification: ir

### Verb

ir (first-person singular present voy, first-person singular preterite fui, past participle ido)
* (intransitive) to go (away from speaker and listener)
    Nos gusta ir al cine. ― We like to go to the movies.
* (said of things or people, intransitive) to be suitable or apt for its purpose, to match or suit well (of clothing)
    Una blusa negra no le va a esa falda. ― A black blouse doesn't suit that skirt.
* (intransitive) to head towards or lead to a place away from the speaker
    Este camino va a la aldea. ― This road leads to the village
* (said of a thing, intransitive) to extend in time or space, from one point to another
    Esta red va de un lado del campo al otro.this net extends from one side of the field to the other
    El evento va de las 9 de la mañana hasta las 5 de la tarde.The event extends from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
* (intransitive, card games) to play
    Juan estaba seguro de su mano, así que decidió ir con todo.Juan was confident in his hand, so he decided to go all in.
    Si no estás seguro de tu baraja, es mejor no ir en esta ronda.If you're not confident about your deck, it's better not to play this round
* (intransitive) to approach or consider (something) from a specific angle, or to direct attention towards a particular goal
    ir en serio — ir de veras — ir de verdadbe serious about something, make a real attempt at something
    Si por honestidad va, ¿qué cosa más honesta que la virtud? Ahora va de veras.If it's about honesty, what could be more honest than virtue? Now I am serious.
* (preceding the gerund of a verb, intransitive) denotes an ongoing action with a sense of progression or movement through space or time; to go on, to carry on
    Voy caminando.I go on walking
* (preceding the gerund of a verb, intransitive) an action or process is beginning to occur or unfold; to grow (dark), get (cloudy)
    Va anocheziendo. ― It starts to get dark
* (colloquial, commonly paired with pues, intransitive) used ironically with certain adjectives or passive participles
    Pues ya vas tu preparado para el exámen!.Well, you're ready for the exam! (implying that you are not prepared at all for the exam)
* (auxiliary) used with the past participle of transitive verbs to indicate undergoing the action of the verb
    Ella va atormentada.She goes tormented (the fact of her being in a state of torment which isn't self imposed, she undergoes externally imposed torment)
* (auxiliary) used with the past participle of reflexive verbs to indicate being in a state caused by the verb
    Ir arrepentido. ― Being remorseful
    Ir apresurado. ― Being in a hurry
    Él va enojado. ― He is angry
* (auxiliary) to be going to; used to convey the near future tense [with a (+ infinitive) ‘do something’]
    Voy a decirle la verdad. ― I am going to tell her the truth.
* (intransitive, said of a thing, especially a sum of money) to be staked or bet in a dispute or competition (only used in the third-person plural present indicative form van to entice someone to engage in a bet)
    Van cinco euros a que gana el Madrid ― I bet five euros that Madrid will win the match
* (intransitive) used with a hortative value to encourage or urge action; let's
    Vamos a trabajar ― . Let's get working
* (intransitive, imperfective only) to habitually happen on a specific day or occasion; to habitually go
    En verano, vamos a la playa. ― In summer, we go to the beach.
* (intransitive) used to describe the manner in which someone behaves or acts under specific conditions [with con (+ abstract noun)]
    ir con cuidado ― to be careful (literally, “to go with carefulness”)
* (intransitive) indicates an inclination towards a particular profession or career path, especially one that is perceived in other people based on their current skills or personality
    Este niño va para médico. ― This child will become a doctor (perceived by the speaker).
* (intransitive) indicates the pursuit of a particular career or vocation [with por ‘career or vocation’]
    Ella va por la música. ― She is pursuing a career in music
* (intransitive) to go fetch [with por ‘something’ and a ‘somewhere’]
    Voy por leche al supermercado. ― I'm going to the supermarket to get milk.
* (intransitive, of an element of a language) indicates adherence to a specific linguistic pattern or rules, like conjugation
    Esa palabra solo va en plural. ― That word is only used in the plural.
* (intransitive) to come (towards or with the listener)
    Quiero ir contigo.I want to come with you.
    Iré a tu casa.I'll come to your house.
* (reflexive) to go away, to leave, to depart, to go (when the destination is not essential; when something or someone is going somewhere else)
    Synonyms: andarse, marcharse
    Lo siento. Tengo que irme.I'm sorry. I have to leave.
    Él se va a salvar al mundo otra vez.He's off to save the world again.
* (reflexive) to leak out (with liquids and gasses), to boil away, to go flat (gas in drinks)
* (reflexive) to overflow
* (reflexive) to go out (lights)
* (reflexive) to finish, to wear out, to disappear (e.g. money, paint, pains, mechanical parts)
* (reflexive) to die
* (reflexive, informal) to break wind, to fart
* (reflexive, informal) to wet/soil oneself (i.e., urinate or defecate in one's pants)
* (reflexive, vulgar) to come, to cum, to ejaculate, to orgasm

#### Usage notes

* ir is similar to estar in many senses.
** Estar + gerund expresses the fact that the action of the verb is happening on the immediate present, with no inherent sense of past or future movement through time or space. It's the standard and more common expression.
** "Ella está cantando" (She is singing) could imply:
*** Current Action (She is singing right now)
*** Continuous State (She is currently engaged in an event where she regularly sings, but might not be doing so at the moment)
*** (now (dated) or (formal)): Habitual action "she sings in the morning every day"
** ir + gerund expresses a kind of iterative or durative aspect. It emphasizes that the action involves movement or change over time, particularly along a longer process or journey, one that will usually be continued into the future. It is less common in casual speech and is mostly found in formal or literary works.
** "Ella va cantando" (She goes on singing) could imply:
*** She is moving and singing, either simultaneously or independently (She could move, stop to sing, and then continue moving). Either moving and singing with no defined direction through different locations (She goes around singing wherever she is) or along a specified path.
*** The continuous and habitual nature and development of the action over the past, present and often future (She sings little by little and improves over time) Emphasizes progression and the gradual unfolding of a habitual action.
* The basic meaning "go" applies to any kind of animate or inanimate motion: walk, ride, sail, fly, etc.

#### Conjugation

The verb ir has one of the most irregular conjugations of all Spanish verbs, with many of its irregularities being unique, or nearly unique, to this verb. In particular:
* It is one of only three verbs (alongside ser and ver, and their derivatives) to have irregular forms in the imperfect indicative tense.
* In the preterite indicative and the imperfect and future subjunctive, the conjugation of ir is identical to that of ser ("to be"). Thus, for example, yo fui can mean either "I went" or "I was", depending on context.
* In contemporary Spanish, the first-person plural affirmative imperative form of ir is usually vamos; the alternative form vayamos, while not proscribed by the Royal Spanish Academy, is used almost exclusively in literary language and otherwise considered archaic. However, vayamos remains in use for the (first-person plural) present subjunctive and negative imperative forms (the use of vamos in these cases is nonstandard). This makes ir the only Spanish verb for which the two first-person plural imperative forms (i.e., the affirmative and the negative) are not identical.
* The verb does not have a standardised voseo form in the second-person singular imperative – instead, the imperative of andar (which has the form andá) is usually used in its place by voseo speakers. The form i is sometimes used as well, though this is considered nonstandard.
* It is also the only verb in Spanish in which the verb-final -d is not fully elided when the affirmative imperative vosotros form is combined with the pronominal suffix os. The correct form for id+os is either idos or iros; the more predictable form íos (analogous to such forms in other -ir verbs) had been in use in the past, but is viewed as nonstandard today.
$^1$Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language. $^2$Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
$^1$Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language. $^2$Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

#### Derived terms

* a eso voy
* agua va
* ahí va
* al ahí se va
* cosas que van y vienen
* cuando tú vas yo vengo de regreso
* ir a buscar
* ir a lo seguro (“to play it safe”)
* ir a más
* ir a medias
* ir a menos
* ir a parar
* ir a por (“to go get, to fetch; to go for, to come for”)
* ir al grano
* ir cada uno por su lado
* ir de
* ir de compras
* ir de copas
* ir de primero
* ir de putas
* ir de segundo
* ir del bracero
* ir del bracete
* ir demasiado lejos
* ir en serio (“to get serious, to be serious; to mean it”)
* ir en top
* ir para largo
* ir preso
* ires y venires
* irse a fondo
* irse a hacer gárgaras
* irse a la cama
* irse a la verga
* irse al cuerno
* irse al tacho
* irse chuco
* irse de culo
* irse de este mundo
* irse de las manos
* irse de vareta
* irse la fuerza por la boca
* írsele el avión
* írsele el pájaro
* írsele la onda
* ni ir ni venir
* no va más
* no vaya a ser que
* qué va
* quién va
* sin ir más lejos
* va de cuento
* vamos al caso
* vamos hablando
* vaya con Dios
* vaya por caso
* vete a chingar
* vete con Dios
* voy y vengo
* ¿dónde va Vicente? donde va la gente

#### See also

* andar
* caminar
* ser (common preterite verb forms)
* marchar

### References

* 1 2 3 Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1983–1991) “ir”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critical Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos
* ↑ “Spanish from Argentina: That Voseo Thing”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)‎, 2015 October 9 (last accessed)

### Further reading

* “ir”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

## Sumerian
### Romanization

ir
* Romanization of 𒅕 (ir)

## Welsh
### Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *ir (compare Cornish yr), from Proto-Celtic *ɸūros (compare Irish úr), from Proto-Indo-European *puHrós, from Proto-Indo-European *pewH- (“to be clean, pure”). Doublet of pur.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /iːr/
* Rhymes: -iːr

### Adjective

ir (feminine singular ir, plural irion, equative ired, comparative irach, superlative iraf)
* raw, unprocessed
* fresh, succulent

### Mutation

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh. All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

### References

* R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “ir”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies

## Yapese
### Pronoun

ir
* Third-person singular pronoun; he, she, it