fui à

went to

→ ir

phrase Rare #23,995

went to First-person singular past tense of ir (to go) followed by à, the contraction of a + a. Used before feminine singular places or nouns, such as festa, Grécia, faculdade, and casa.

PO: Fui à praia com meus amigos no sábado.

EN: I went to the beach with my friends on Saturday.

Eu as visitei quando fui à Grécia.

I visited them when I went to Greece.

Fui à faculdade com ele.

I went to college with him.

— O Homem de Lugar Nenhum (2010)

Ele ficou bravo comigo só porque não fui à festa de aniversário dele.

He got mad at me just because I didn’t go to his birthday party.

Fui à cozinha para fazer um lanche.

I went to the kitchen to make a snack.

Nunca fui à Ibiza.

I've never been to Ibiza.

— Fale com Ela (2002)

Eu os visitei quando fui à Grécia.

I visited them when I went to Greece.

Fui à Noruega.

I went to Norway.

Nunca mais fui à casa da minha sogra.

I haven't been to my mother-in-law's house since.

Eu nunca fui à Alemanha.

I have never been to Germany.

Fui à sua casa ontem.

I went to your house yesterday.

— Sol Secreto (2007)

Fui à Tóquio ver o Tony.

I went to Tokyo to see Tony.

Há dois anos fui à China.

Two years ago I went to China.