Veniamos (en. We came)

/beˈni.a.mos/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

verb

Used to express the action of arriving at a place.

When we were children, we came to this beach every summer.

Cuando éramos niños, veníamos a esta playa todos los veranos.

Indicates an action that was in progress in the past.

While we were talking, we were advancing towards the goal.

Mientras hablábamos, veníamos avanzando hacia la meta.

Used in a narrative to talk about habitual actions in the past.

In the past, we always came to dinner here on Sundays.

Antes, siempre veníamos a cenar aquí los domingos.

From Latin 'venīre', which means 'to come'.

we were coming to think

Indicates that a conclusion or idea has been reached.

veníamos a pensar

we were on our way

Means that one is moving towards a place.

veníamos en camino

we came from afar

Indicates that one originates from a distant place.

veníamos de lejos

to come

Verb that means to arrive at a place.

venir

coming

Action of coming, arrival.

venida

he/she/it comes

Third person singular of the present indicative of 'to come'.

viene

Used informally to indicate that someone is on the way.

I'm coming, we were coming!

¡Ya voy, veníamos!

Phrase to indicate that a collective decision is being reached.

We all came to the same conclusion.

Todos veníamos a la misma conclusión.