visité
/bisite/from spelling rules
In Spanish, the phrase "I visited" is expressed as visité.
visité is the past tense form used when you have visited a person or a place.
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Spain, you may hear people use He estado en to express that they visited a place. In Mexico, the word conocí can be used as a synonym for "I visited".
How does it change in a sentence?
The subject pronoun yo (I) is often omitted because the verb ending -é already indicates that the subject is "I". Additionally, when you are visiting a person, you must use the personal "a" before that person's name, such as in visité a Dan.
How do you pronounce it?
/bisite/
Did you know?
- While English speakers use 'visit' for both people and places, using visité for a person in many Spanish-speaking regions can sound overly formal or even clinical, like a doctor visiting a patient.
- While visité focuses on the act of visiting, the word conocí is used for a first-time visit to a place. It implies that the speaker is getting to know the destination for the first time.
- In many Spanish-speaking countries, if you want to say you visited a friend, you might say fui a ver a mi amigo instead of using the verb 'to visit'.
Examples in context
- Yo visité a Dan.I visited Dan.This sentence shows how to use visité with a person.Tatoeba #1207444 by marcelostockle, translation #411953 by Dorenda
- Ayer visité a Tony.I visited Tony yesterday.This sentence uses visité to talk about a visit that happened yesterday.Tatoeba #947255 by hayastan, translation #257734 by CN
- La visité en Alemania.I visited her in Germany.This sentence demonstrates using visité when referring to a female subject in Germany.Tatoeba #2086105 by marcelostockle, translation #1920282 by Spamster
- He visitado MadridI visited Madrid
- Tuve el gusto de visitar SevillaI had the pleasure of visiting Seville
- Visité a mi abuelaI visited my grandma
- Conocí GuadalajaraI visited Guadalajara
- He visitado varios países de América LatinaI have visited several Latin American countries
- Visité a mis amigos en Madrid la semana pasadaI visited my friends in Madrid last week
- 43 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Daniel and Sofía are talking about their recent vacations.
- Daniel¿A dónde fuiste de vacaciones?Where did you go on vacation?
- SofíaVisité a mi familia en México.I visited my family in Mexico.
- Daniel¡Qué bien! ¿Te gustó el viaje?That's great! Did you like the trip?
- SofíaSí, fue un viaje fantástico.Yes, it was a fantastic trip.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
