Irse Imperative Mood (Affirmative Commands) in Castilian Spanish

The Imperative Mood (Affirmative Commands) of Irse is used to give direct orders or instructions for someone to go away or leave, for example Vete de aquí. (Go away from here.)

Irse is an irregular verb, meaning its conjugations do not follow the standard patterns of regular verbs.

Conjugations

Conjugations of Irse (to go away) in the Imperative Mood (Affirmative Commands) tense (Castilian Spanish):

Pronoun Conjugation
Yo
vete
Él / Ella / Ustedváyase
Nosotros / Nosotrasvámonos
Vosotros / Vosotrasidos
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedesváyanse

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Usage of Irse in the Imperative Mood (Affirmative Commands)

Irse generally means “to go away” or “to leave”, but has several different meanings in the Imperative Mood (Affirmative Commands), some of which might surprise you.

To leave a place: for example, ¡Idos ya! (Go away now!)

To depart: for example, ¡Íos de una vez! (Leave already!)

To go away (rude): for example, ¡Irse a la mierda! (Go to hell!)

To disappear: for example, ¡Íos de aquí! (Get out of here!)

To stop existing: for example, ¡Íos al carajo! (Go to hell!)

To die (vulgar): for example, ¡Íos a tomar por culo! (Go get f*cked!)

Examples

Examples of Irse in the Imperative Mood (Affirmative Commands)

¡Vete de aquí! No te quiero ver más. (Get out of here! I don’t want to see you anymore.)

Señor, por favor váyase. Este es un lugar privado. (Sir, please leave. This is a private place.)

Mamá dice que vámonos ya. Se está haciendo tarde. (Mom says we should leave now. It’s getting late.)

¡Idos de mi casa ahora mismo! (Get out of my house right now!)

Niños, váyanse a jugar afuera. Mamá necesita descansar. (Kids, go play outside. Mom needs to rest.)

Oye amigo, mejor vete antes de que las cosas se pongan feas. (Hey friend, you better leave before things get ugly.)

Por favor váyase, señora. Este restaurante está cerrado. (Please leave, ma’am. This restaurant is closed.)

¡Vámonos de fiesta! ¿Quién está conmigo? (Let’s go party! Who’s with me?)

Disculpe, pero váyanse de mi propiedad o llamaré a la policía. (Excuse me, but leave my property or I’ll call the police.)

Oye tú, vete de aquí antes de que te saque a patadas. (Hey you, get out of here before I kick you out.)

Amigos, vámonos ya. No hay nada más que ver aquí. (Friends, let’s go. There’s nothing else to see here.)

Señorita, por favor váyase. Esta es un área restringida. (Miss, please leave. This is a restricted area.)

¡Idos todos! ¡Fuera de mi casa! (All of you, get out! Out of my house!)

Oigan chicos, vámonos antes de que nos metamos en problemas. (Hey guys, let’s get out of here before we get in trouble.)

Conjugations with English Translations

Conjugations of Irse (to go away) in the Imperative Mood (Affirmative Commands) tense (Castilian Spanish) with English Translations:

Spanish English
Yo —
Tú vete Go away
Él / Ella / Usted váyase Go away
Nosotros / Nosotras vámonos Let’s go away
Vosotros / Vosotras idos Go away
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes váyanse Go away

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Synonyms

The Imperative mood is also known as the Command Form, Affirmative Command Mood, or Direct Command Form in English, and as Modo Imperativo, Imperativo Afirmativo, Mandatos Afirmativos, or Forma de Mandato in Spanish.