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 typical patterns of regular verbs. You’ll need to memorize its unique set of conjugations for each subject pronoun.

Conjugations

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

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, ¡Ándate ya! (Go away now!)

To depart: for example, ¡Vámonos! (Let’s go!)

To go away (rude): for example, ¡Lárgate de aquí! (Get out of here!)

To leave someone alone: for example, ¡Déjame en paz! (Leave me alone!)

To stop bothering: for example, ¡Ya vete! (Stop bothering me!)

To disappear: for example, ¡Esfúmate! (Disappear!)

To get lost (rude): for example, ¡Piérdete! (Get lost!)

Examples

Examples of Irse in the Imperative Mood (Affirmative Commands)

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

Señor, por favor váyase de la propiedad privada. (Sir, please leave the private property.)

¡Vámonos de fiesta esta noche! (Let’s go party tonight!)

Niños, váyanse a dormir ahora mismo. (Kids, go to bed right now.)

Después de la discusión, ella me dijo: “¡Vete! ¡No quiero verte!” (After the argument, she told me: “Get out! I don’t want to see you!”)

El guardia de seguridad nos advirtió: “Si no tienen entrada, váyanse“. (The security guard warned us: “If you don’t have tickets, leave.”)

Cuando llegó mi mamá, nos dijo: “Vámonos al cine”. (When my mom arrived, she said: “Let’s go to the movies.”)

El profesor, enojado, le gritó al estudiante: “¡Váyase de mi clase!” (The angry professor yelled at the student: “Get out of my class!”)

Después de la pelea, mi amigo me dijo: “Vete de aquí antes de que te metas en más problemas”. (After the fight, my friend told me: “Get out of here before you get into more trouble.”)

Cuando sonó la alarma de incendio, el jefe gritó: “¡Vámonos, rápido! ¡Evacuen el edificio!” (When the fire alarm went off, the boss yelled: “Let’s go, quickly! Evacuate the building!”)

La policía nos ordenó: “Váyanse de esta zona, está restringida”. (The police ordered us: “Leave this area, it’s restricted.”)

Después de la reunión, mi jefe me dijo: “Vete a casa y descansa. Buen trabajo hoy”. (After the meeting, my boss told me: “Go home and rest. Good job today.”)

Cuando mi hermano menor empezó a molestarme, le grité: “¡Vete! ¡Déjame en paz!” (When my little brother started bothering me, I yelled: “Go away! Leave me alone!”)

Mis amigos y yo decidimos: “Vámonos de vacaciones este verano”. (My friends and I decided: “Let’s go on vacation this summer.”)

Cuando los manifestantes se volvieron violentos, la policía les advirtió: “Váyanse o serán arrestados”. (When the protesters became violent, the police warned them: “Leave or you will be arrested.”)

Conjugations with English Translations

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

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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.