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04-30-2009, 11:32 PM

PockyMePink: No, "tiene que ir" means "it/he/she has to go." "It goes" is "va." Note the fact that the conjugated form of "tener" is in "tiene que ir." "Tener" means "to have to."

To elucidate a bit more,

Ir (to go)
yo voy
tú vas
el/ella/Ud. va
nosotros vamos
ellos/ellas/Uds. van

Then there's some "vosotros vais" in there (I think), but I was taught Mexican Spanish, so I don't know vos. stuff, so take that with a grain of salt.

On the other hand
Tener que ir (to have to go)
Yo tengo que ir
Tú tienes que ir
el/ella/Ud. tiene que ir
nosotros tenemos que ir
ellos/ellas/Uds. tienen que ir

Of course, the translation of "tener que ir" is "to have to go [somewhere]." "To have to go [as in "to depart"]" would be "tener que irse."

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