eles vinham

came, were coming

v i ɲ ɐ̃ w̃ → vir
vinh come + am 3rd-person plural imperfect past
verb · 3rd-person plural, imperfect tense Rare #21,214
came, were coming
PO: Os convidados vinham de longe.
EN: The guests were coming from far away.
Conjugation of vir
vir
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First vinha —
Third vinha vinham

Eu não pensei que vocês vinham.

I didn't think you were coming.

Jim estava irritado com o número de imigrantes que vinham do México.

Jim was annoyed by the number of immigrants coming from Mexico.

De onde mais vinham as palavras?

Where else did the words come from?

E queria muito saber de onde vinham os livros dele.

And I really wanted to know where his books came from.

Os peixes vinham do Mestre Dracosson e de seus dois concorrentes.

The fish came from Master Dracosson and his two competitors.

Vinham com ele.

They were coming with him.

— Mulheres à Beira de um Ataque de Nervos (1988)

Ficava na trilha dos peregrinos que vinham do Império do Oriente.

It was located on the trail of pilgrims coming from the Eastern Empire.

— Indiana Jones e a Última Cruzada (1989)

Antigamente vinham mais depressa.

They used to come faster.

— Roma, Cidade Aberta (1945)

De onde mais vinham as peças?

Where else did the pieces come from?

Gus e os amigos deles vinham para cá o tempo todo.

Gus and his friends came here all the time.

— A Garota Ideal (2007)

De onde vinham os livros?

Where did the books come from?

As palavras dos livros não vinham de lugar nenhum.

The words in the books came from nowhere.

Primeiro vinham os empréstimos feitos depois da morte de Chris.

First came the loans taken out after Chris's death.

De onde vinham?

Where did they come from?

— Agente Zeta (2026)

Falei que vinham negociar.

I said they were coming to negotiate.

— Era Uma Vez em… Hollywood (2019)

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