Él pudo irse de vacaciones

Colin H.A2Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Él pudo irse de vacaciones

Hi,

In the above sentence could 'ir' replace 'irse'? If not, why not?

What is the meaning of 'irse' if not 'to go'? And, when would it be used?

Thank you.

Colin

This question relates to:Spanish lesson "Conjugate poder in the preterite tense in Spanish (El Pretérito Indefinido) "

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InmaNative Spanish expert teacher in KwiziqCorrect answer

Hola Colin

Yes you can either say pudo ir de vacaciones or pudo irse de vacaciones. The use of the verb pronominally "irse" is common. You can find an explanation here in our Kwiziq lesson on this use of "se". Have a look here.

Saludos

Inma

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