vimos
/bimos/from spelling rules
In Spanish, "we saw" is expressed as vimos.
The word vimos is used to describe the act of seeing something in the past when the speaker is part of a group. It is the first-person plural form of the verb ver (to see) in the preterite tense, which is used for completed actions.
How does it change in a sentence?
The form vimos is the preterite (completed past) tense of the verb ver for the first-person plural. Note that adding the reflexive pronoun nos before the verb to create nos vimos changes the meaning from seeing an object to "we saw each other".
How do you pronounce it?
/bimos/
Did you know?
- In many Spanish-speaking cultures, nos vimos is used as a goodbye, effectively meaning 'we'll see each other'. Using the past tense to refer to a future meeting is a common colloquialism.
- The word vimos is a distant cousin of the English word 'vision'. Both descend from the Latin vidēre, which is why they share the same consonant structure despite the different endings.
- In formal or legal documents, the phrase vimos que is frequently used to mean 'we have noted that' or 'it has been observed that', moving beyond the literal sense of sight.
Examples in context
- Vimos monos en el zoo.We saw monkeys at the zoo.This sentence is useful for practicing the use of vimos when describing seeing animals.Tatoeba #568125 by Shishir, translation #402363 by CK
- No vimos nada extraño.We saw nothing strange.This sentence shows how to use vimos in a negative sentence to say nothing was seen.Tatoeba #2170565 by marcelostockle, translation #262914 by CK
- Nos vimos en la calle.We saw each other on the street.This sentence demonstrates how the meaning changes to "we saw each other" when using the form nos vimos.Tatoeba #2270034 by hayastan, translation #2270033 by _undertoad
- Nosotros vimos la película ayer.We saw the movie yesterday.
- Hemos visto tus logros y estamos impresionados.We have seen your achievements, and we are impressed.
- Vimos una película genial ayer.We saw a great movie yesterday.
- Nos vimos en la fiesta de Juan anoche.We saw each other at Juan's party last night.
- Nosotros vimos la exposición de arte ayer.We saw the art exhibition yesterday.
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Example conversation
Lucía and Alejandro are talking about their trip to the mountains.
- Lucía¿Vimos las cataratas ayer?Did we see the waterfalls yesterday?
- AlejandroSí, las vimos cerca del bosque.Yes, we saw them near the forest.
- LucíaFue un viaje increíble.It was an incredible trip.
- AlejandroTotalmente, me encantó todo.Totally, I loved everything.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
