caminó
/kamino/from spelling rules
The English phrase 'walked' is translated into Spanish as caminó.
If you want to express the idea of walking in a formal way that implies traveling a distance or exploring, you can use Recorrió.
How does it change in a sentence?
The form caminó describes a completed action in the past. In contrast, the imperfect tense form caminábamos is used to describe habitual or continuous walking in the past, such as 'we were walking' or 'we used to walk'. The form caminó specifically applies to Él/Ella/Usted (he/she/you formal walked).
How do you pronounce it?
/kamino/
Did you know?
- In Spanish, using caminar often implies the physical act of walking, but if you want to say you 'walked' to a destination like the store, speakers frequently use ir (to go) instead.
- Spanish has a specific term dar un paseo which literally means 'to give a walk', a construction that sounds unnatural in English but is the standard way to describe a casual walk.
- While caminó is the standard past tense, the word camino without the accent means 'road' or 'path'.
Examples in context
- Tom caminó a casa.Tom walked home.This sentence demonstrates the use of caminó.Tatoeba #1284319 by marcelostockle, translation #1141051 by CK
- Él caminó y caminó.He walked on and on.This sentence shows the repetition of caminó.Tatoeba #1777527 by marcelostockle, translation #292217 by sundown
- Caminó hacia la casa.He walked to the house.This sentence uses caminó.Tatoeba #1271396 by Silvestre, translation #371433 by saeb
- Ella caminó hacia la oficinaShe walked towards the office
- El doctor anduvo por el pasilloThe doctor walked down the hallway
- El turista recorrió las calles de la ciudadThe tourist walked the streets of the city
- Él caminó hasta el parqueHe walked to the park
- Vino a mi casa y anduvimos por el vecindarioHe came to my house, and we walked around the neighborhood
- Paseamos por el parque durante horasWe walked in the park for hours
- Me quedé sin gasolina, así que caminé a pie hasta llegar a casaI ran out of gas, so I walked on foot until I got home
- Ayer caminé al supermercado para comprar comidaYesterday, I walked to the supermarket to buy food
- María anduvo rápido para llegar a tiempo a la reuniónMaría walked quickly to arrive on time for the meeting
- Los amigos recorrieron el parque de atracciones en busca de emocionesThe friends walked through the amusement park in search of thrills
- Después del almuerzo, paseamos por el centro históricoAfter lunch, we walked around the historic center
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Example conversation
Mateo and Elena are talking about their friend's trip to the park.
- Mateo¿Cómo llegó Luis al parque?How did Luis get to the park?
- ElenaÉl caminó desde su casa.He walked from his house.
- Mateo¿Caminó muy rápido?Did he walk very fast?
- ElenaNo, caminó despacio para disfrutar el sol.No, he walked slowly to enjoy the sun.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
