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Abogado, vaya al juicio porque la ley es clara.

Abogado, vaya al juicio porque la ley es clara.
Lawyer, go to the trial because the law is clear.
From Lesson 130:Formal irregular commands (sea, vaya, tenga)·Spanish (Latin America)

Questions & Answers about Abogado, vaya al juicio porque la ley es clara.

Why is the word vaya used here instead of ve?
Vaya is the formal (usted) command form of the verb ir (to go). Since the speaker is addressing a professional like a lawyer (abogado), it makes sense to use the respectful usted form instead of the informal tú command, which would be ve. Ir is highly irregular, so its command forms just have to be memorized!
Why is it al juicio and not a el juicio?
In Spanish, whenever the preposition a (to) is immediately followed by the masculine word for the (el), they must combine into the single word al. Since juicio (trial) is a masculine noun, we say al juicio instead of a el juicio.
Why does the sentence use clara instead of claro?
Adjectives always have to match the gender of the noun they describe. The word for law (ley) is feminine in Spanish (la ley). Therefore, the adjective for clear must also be in its feminine form, clara.
Why use es instead of está for "is clear"?
We use es (from the verb ser) rather than está (from estar) because being clear is a core characteristic or permanent trait of this specific law, not just a temporary state or condition.

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