Coming and going: anar a + infinitive, venir de + infinitive
Movement toward a deed takes anar a plus the verb. Ara vaig a comprar pa — now I am off to buy bread. For example: “Ara vaig a pagar el pa i torno” — Now I will go pay for the bread and come back. A rule from the Valencian course: worked out on examples, not memorized as a wording.
How it works
Movement toward a deed takes anar a plus the verb. Ara vaig a comprar pa — now I am off to buy bread.
With "ara" and "hui" this frame is about what starts now, not about a forecast.
The reverse is venir de plus the verb, "to have just": Vinc de parlar amb el veí. Venim de dinar — we have just had lunch.
The pair closes the circle: "vaig a" is still ahead, "vinc de" already behind. To leave for good — anar-se'n: Me'n vaig.
Table
| construction | meaning | example |
|---|---|---|
| anar a + inf | to go/about to do | Vaig a comprar pa |
| venir de + inf | to have just done | Vinc de dinar |
| anar-se'n | to leave for good | Me'n vaig |
By example
- Ara vaig a pagar el pa i tornoNow I will go pay for the bread and come back
- Vinc de parlar amb el venedor: el preu pujaI have just spoken with the seller: the price is rising
- Ja és tard, me'n vaig a casaIt is late, I am going home
How the rule settles in your head
A rule is not memorized from an explanation. It is memorized from an attempt to use it and a mistake — that is why the app delivers it mixed in with words, not as a separate lesson: it resurfaces exactly where you forgot it.
Frequently asked
Coming and going: how does it work in Valencian?
Movement toward a deed takes anar a plus the verb. Ara vaig a comprar pa — now I am off to buy bread.
What does it look like in an example sentence Valencian?
“Ara vaig a pagar el pa i torno” — Now I will go pay for the bread and come back. A rule is easier to test on sentences like this than to memorize as a wording: what surfaces in conversation is the sentence.