LingoflyVerbs of motion and direction: conduir, arribar a, cap a, fins a
Motion here has three masters. Conduir — to drive a car, conjugated with -isc: conduïsc, conduïxes, conduïx. Conduïxes molt bé — you drive very well. For example: “Conduïm cap a la muntanya tota la vesprada” — We drive toward the mountains all evening. A rule from the Valencian course: worked out on examples, not memorized as a wording.
How it works
Motion here has three masters. Conduir — to drive a car, conjugated with -isc: conduïsc, conduïxes, conduïx. Conduïxes molt bé — you drive very well.
Arribar — to reach a place, with the preposition a: Arribem a casa abans de les nou.
Marxar — to leave, with de: Marxe de València a les sis — I leave Valencia at six.
Cap a — "toward", with no arrival promised: Anem cap a la muntanya. Fins a — "as far as": El camí baixa fins al riu.
Table
| construction | meaning | example |
|---|---|---|
| cap a | toward, in the direction of | Anem cap a la muntanya |
| fins a | as far as, reaching | baixa fins al riu |
| arribar a / marxar de | to arrive at / to leave | arribe a casa, marxe d'Alacant |
By example
- We drive toward the mountains all evening
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
Verbs of motion and direction: how does it work in Valencian?
Motion here has three masters. Conduir — to drive a car, conjugated with -isc: conduïsc, conduïxes, conduïx. Conduïxes molt bé — you drive very well.
What does it look like in a Valencian example sentence?
“Conduïm cap a la muntanya tota la vesprada” — We drive toward the mountains all evening. A rule is easier to test on sentences like this than to memorize as a wording: what surfaces in conversation is the sentence.