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No. 3,155 in Spanish

va

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

In a sentence

  • ¿Va el autobús directo a la estación?

    Does the bus go directly to the station?

    In this sentence, 'va' is used as the third-person singular present tense of the verb 'ir', which means 'to go', indicating the bus's action of heading towards the station.

  • Ella siempre va al gimnasio por las mañanas.

    She always goes to the gym in the mornings.

    Here, 'va' is again used as the third-person singular present tense of 'ir', referring to the individual's habitual action of going to the gym in the mornings.

  • Si todo va bien, llegaremos a tiempo.

    If everything goes well, we will arrive on time.

    In this example, 'va' is used metaphorically to mean 'proceeds' or 'turns out' in context, describing the situation's progression.

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