fui yo quien

it was me who

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phrase Uncommon #17,974

it was me who Used to emphasize that the speaker was the one who did something. Often translated more naturally as 'I was the one who...'

SP: Fui yo quien llamó a la policía.

EN: It was me who called the police.

Fui yo quien sacó a Tom de ese lío.

I was the one who got Tom out of that mess.

No fui yo quien lo inventó.

I didn't invent it.

— Andrei Rublev (1966)

Fui yo quien llevó a tu mujer al hospital.

I was the one who took your wife to the hospital.

— Un simple accidente (2025)

Fui yo quien se lo presentó.

I was the one who introduced him to her.

— Adiós a mi concubina (1993)

Y no escondo que fui yo quien mató a ese hombre.

And I do not hide the fact that I was the one who killed that man.

— Rashomon (1950)

No fui yo quien te insultó.

I wasn't the one who insulted you.

Fui yo quien encontró el cadáver.

I was the one who found the body.

— Rashomon (1950)

Fui yo quien lo robó.

I was the one who stole it.

— La bruja (2016)

No fui yo quien apretó el gatillo.

I wasn't the one who pulled the trigger.

Fui yo quien la buscó y la trajo aquí.

I was the one who looked for her and brought her here.

— स्वदेस (2004)

Maestro, fui yo quien se escapó.

Master, I was the one who escaped.

— Adiós a mi concubina (1993)

Por fortuna fui yo quien te la hizo.

Fortunately, I was the one who made it for you.

— Suzume (2022)

Fui yo quien se cargó a Zico.

I was the one who killed Zico.

— Carandiru (2003)

No fui yo quien rompió el jarrón, estaba en otra habitación cuando se cayó de la mesa.

I wasn't the one who broke the vase; I was in another room when it fell off the table.

De hecho, fui yo quien volteó la mirada.

In fact, it was I who turned my gaze away.

— La doncella (2016)

Fui yo quien lo arrestó a usted.

I was the one who arrested you.

— Los falsificadores (2007)

Recuerda que fui yo quien lo mató.

Remember, I was the one who killed him.

— Volver (2006)

Pero fui yo quien lo cuidó toda la vida desde el día en que nació.

But I was the one who took care of him all his life from the day he was born.

— La piel que habito (2011)

Fui yo quien engañó al poli.

I was the one who tricked the cop.

— Nicky, la aprendiz de bruja (1989)