Viste (en. You saw)

ˈbiste

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

verb

Action of perceiving with the eyes.

Did you see the movie that everyone's talking about?

¿Viste la película que tanto se habla?

To observe something.

You saw how she left without saying goodbye.

Viste cómo ella se fue sin decir adiós.

To attend to something or someone.

Did you see your brother at the party last night?

Viste a tu hermano en la fiesta anoche.

From Latin 'videre', which means 'to see'.

Did you see how it's coming?

Reference to someone or something approaching.

Viste cómo viene

Did you see that?

Expression used to point out something that should be observed.

¿Viste eso?

Did you see who I went to?

Questioning about the observation of an action or event.

¿Viste a quién fui?

to see

To perceive something through sight.

ver

to look

To direct the sight towards something.

mirar

to observe

To examine something carefully.

observar

It is used in some regions to indicate that something has not been seen despite being present.

I was at the party, but I didn't see anything that happened.

Estaba en la fiesta, pero no vi nada de lo que pasó.

Expression of surprise at something unexpected.

Did you see that! I didn't expect it.

¡Viste eso! No me lo esperaba.