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With the verbs ir and venir, the use of the reflexive pronoun depends on whether or not the action is definitive.
"Voy a mi casa" expresses only a movement or an intention, but "Me voy a mi casa" implies that I will stay there.

With verbs like comer and beber, reflexive pronouns indicate completion of the action. "Ella bebió leche" expresses what she drank; "ella se bebió la leche" indicates that the entire action was completed. Note the need for article in these cases.

Reflexive pronouns also indicate for whom (or whose) the mentioned object is intended:
Me voy a comprar un auto. ------> I'm going to buy a car (for myself)

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    El uso del pronombre en los verbos (ir,venir) que señalas no es reflexivo (la acción del verbo no recae sobre el sujeto, como en "lavarse","pintarse" etc,,)
    Se trata de verbos que admiten la forma pronominal y no pronominal en su conjugación, obedeciendo una u otra más a la semántica de la oración que al grado de ejecución de la misma.
    Es el complemento del verbo (origen o destino) el que marca el uso de uno u otro de forma exclusiva o de forma indistinta.
    La oración "Voy" (sin contexto) no tiene sentido; le falta el destino. En cambio "Me voy" si tiene sentido:"abandono el lugar donde estoy". Así pues,cuando usamos el verbo en su forma pronominal hacemos prevalecer el origen sobre el destino, que no es necesario conocer ni especificar.El uso de la forma no pronominal es justo la contraria y sí es necesario indicar el destino, Ejemplos
    -Estoy cansado.Me voy de aquí. (abandono lo que estoy haciendo)
    -Estoy cansado.Voy de aquí. (no tiene sentido))
    -Estoy cansado.Voy a ver la televisión(correcto).También se puede decir indistintamente "Me voy a ver la televisión"(Se le da la misma importancia al origen como al destino).
    .Voy a mi casa (prevalece adónde voy, sin importar qué lugar abandono))
    -Me voy a mi casa (le doy importancia al lugar que abandano)

    Por último indiicarte que hay veces que el pronombre no acompaña al verbo ir sino a otro.
    -Me voy a duchar: verbo refleximo "ducharse". "quiero ducharme" "voy a ducharme".
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    -¿A dónde vas? -Voy a mi casa. En ese ejemplo, también podría implicar que la persona se quede ahí. Pero cuando nadie pregunta, tú simplemente dices: ''me voy a mi casa, adiós''.
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    Second level of complexity: two idioms at the same time...

    The answer depends of the context. If someone asks to me: "¿A dónde vas?" I answer the question "voy a mi casa"... It's the same meaning that "me voy a mi casa"...
    But if you´re angry, or disappointed, or bored with some you can say: "Me voy a mi casa".... It's like to say I don't want to be more here... me voy
    Reflexive is to make emphasis you do some, exactly you and nobody more, and you can use in different situations.
    We use to put very clair some, too. For expample: I'm going to Iran, then someone more said: ¿Cuándo nos vamos? Because, in one way to ask questions like that…, it's a costum sometimes... and you answer, ¿nos vamos? , me voy...
    When it's late and you didn't check your watch, then you say: "Me voy... " because you’re hurry

    With verbs like comer and beber, reflexive pronouns indicate completion of the action. "Ella bebió leche" expresses what she drank; "ella se bebió la leche" indicates that the entire action was completed. Note the need for article in these cases.

    Reflexive pronouns also indicate for whom (or whose) the mentioned object is intended:
    Me voy a comprar un auto. ------> I'm going to buy a car (for myself).
    Me vas a comprar un auto you're going to buy a car for me...

    Reflexive is used to sign the person, to put emphasis, and there are reflexive and unreflexive verbs the difference is you can say "Me lluevo",
    Los verbos reflexivos son los que puede hacer la persona. Irreflexivos los que no podemos hacer los humanos.... Tiene que ver más con eso...
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    Second level of complexity: two idioms at the same time...

    The answer depends of the context. If someone asks to me: "¿A dónde vas?" I answer the question "voy a mi casa"... It's the same meaning that "me voy a mi casa"...
    But if you´re angry, or disappointed, or bored with some you can say: "Me voy a mi casa".... It's like to say I don't want to be more here... me voy
    Reflexive is to make emphasis you do some, exactly you and nobody more, and you can use in different situations.
    We use to put very clair some, too. For expample: I'm going to Iran, then someone more said: ¿Cuándo nos vamos? Because, in one way to ask questions like that…, it's a costum sometimes... and you answer, ¿nos vamos? , me voy...
    When it's late and you didn't check your watch, then you say: "Me voy... " because you’re hurry

    With verbs like comer and beber, reflexive pronouns indicate completion of the action. "Ella bebió leche" expresses what she drank; "ella se bebió la leche" indicates that the entire action was completed. Note the need for article in these cases.

    Reflexive pronouns also indicate for whom (or whose) the mentioned object is intended:
    Me voy a comprar un auto. ------> I'm going to buy a car (for myself).
    Me vas a comprar un auto you're going to buy a car for me...

    Reflexive is used to sign the person, to put emphasis, and there are reflexive and unreflexive verbs the difference is you can say "Me lluevo",
    Los verbos reflexivos son los que puede hacer la persona. Irreflexivos los que no podemos hacer los humanos.... Tiene que ver más con eso...
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