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No. 12,128 in French

va

"Va" means "goes" or "is going."

In a sentence

  • Elle va au marché.

    She goes to the market.

    Here, 'va' serves as the present tense third-person singular conjugation of the verb 'aller', meaning 'to go'.

  • Va demander à ta sœur.

    Go and ask your sister.

    In this sentence, 'va' is used as an imperative form for the second person singular of 'aller', instructing someone to go do something.

  • Comment ça va ?

    How are you?

    Here, 'va' is part of the phrase 'ça va', a common expression in French for inquiring about someone's well-being, using the third-person singular form of 'aller'.

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