je suis allé à
In French, je suis allé à is the phrase used to say "I went to".
This phrase is used to indicate that a person traveled to a specific place in the past.
How does it change in a sentence?
The form of the phrase changes depending on the gender of the speaker and the gender or number of the destination. If the speaker is female, the past participle is written as je suis allée à. The preposition à also combines with the definite article to change based on the noun that follows: use je suis allé à la before feminine nouns, je suis allé au before masculine nouns and je suis allé aux before plural nouns.
Did you know?
- While English says 'I went', French literally says je suis allé, which translates to 'I am gone'.
- In very informal spoken French, people often replace je suis with chuis, turning the entire phrase into a single, rapid sound.
- The word je shares an ancestor with the Latin word 'ego', which is the root of the English word 'egotist'.
Examples in context
- Je suis allé à l'école.I went to school.This sentence shows how to use je suis allé à with a location.Tatoeba #4428443 by sacredceltic, translation #3797008 by CM
- Je suis allé à Harvard.I went to Harvard.This sentence shows how to use je suis allé à with a specific institution.Tatoeba #5494663 by Aiji, translation #2549133 by CK
- Je suis allé à Nagasaki.I went to Nagasaki.This sentence shows how to use je suis allé à with a city name.Tatoeba #181472 by Aiji, translation #252304 by CN
- J'ai visité Paris l'année dernière.I went to Paris last year.
- Je suis allé à Rome pour mes vacances.I went to Rome for my vacation.
- Je suis allée au musée.I went to the museum.
- Je suis allé à la plage ce week-end.I went to the beach this weekend.
- Je suis allée chez Marie hier.I went to Marie's house yesterday.
- Je suis allé(e) à la montagne pour skier.I went to the mountains to ski.
- Je suis parti(e) à la mer pour me détendre.I went to the seaside to relax.
- Je suis allé(e) visiter le château de Versailles.I went to visit the Palace of Versailles.
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Example conversation
Gabriel and Léa are talking about their weekend trips.
- GabrielJe suis allé à Lyon samedi dernier.I went to Lyon last Saturday.
- LéaC'est super ! Tu as aimé la ville ?That's great! Did you like the city?
- GabrielOui, je suis allé à un petit musée.Yes, I went to a small museum.
- LéaMoi, je suis restée chez moi.Me, I stayed at home.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries je, suis, à, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
