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Ya que debes irte, ella se despide de ti.

Ya que debes irte, ella se despide de ti.
Since you must leave, she says goodbye to you.
From Lesson 381:Meaning changes in pronominal verbs·Spanish (Latin America)

Questions & Answers about Ya que debes irte, ella se despide de ti.

Why do we use the pronominal verb irte here instead of just ir?
This is a lexical shift. While ir means "to go" (usually focusing on the destination), adding the pronoun to make it irse changes the meaning to "to leave" or "to go away" (focusing on the departure). Since the context is about you leaving, you attach te to the infinitive to make irte.
Does the se in ella se despide change the verb's meaning too?
Yes, it changes it drastically! The non-pronominal verb despedir means "to fire" or "to dismiss" someone from a job. When you make it pronominal (despedirse), it shifts to mean "to say goodbye."
The English translation says she says goodbye "to you". Why is the Spanish de ti instead of a ti?
The verb despedirse always takes the preposition de when specifying the person you are saying goodbye to. It might help to think of it literally as taking your leave "from" someone.
Could I start this sentence with Porque instead of Ya que?
It is generally considered poor style to start a Spanish sentence with Porque to state a reason, unless you are answering a direct question. Ya que (since/seeing as) or Como (since/as) are the natural choices when placing the cause at the beginning of the phrase.

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