vino a

came to

→ venir
phrase Common #3,141
came to This is the third-person singular past tense of venir ("came") followed by a destination or an infinitive. Before an infinitive, it means someone came in order to do something; before a noun, it indicates where someone came.
SP: Mi hermana vino a ayudarme con la tarea.
EN: My sister came to help me with my homework.

Aunque estaba muy ocupada, vino a despedirse de mí.

Although she was very busy, she came to say goodbye to me.

Kei se escapó de casa y vino a Tokio cuando era un adolescente.

Kei ran away from home and came to Tokyo when he was a teenager.

— El tiempo contigo (2019)

Sí, vino a recoger unas cajas.

Yes, he came to pick up some boxes.

— Atrápame si puedes (2002)

Nadie vino a ayudarle.

Nobody came to help him.

Vino a ayudarnos a investigar.

He came to help us with the research.

— Black Phone 2 (2025)

Usted vino a revisar los cursos de acceso a la universidad.

You came to review the university entrance courses.

— Hermano 2 (2000)

Nadie vino a la reunión.

Nobody came to the meeting.

Tom no vino a la última reunión.

Tom didn't come to the last meeting.

Ella vino a ver te.

She came to see you.

— El agente secreto (2025)

Vino a contarme lo que pasó en la oficina esa mañana.

He came to tell me what happened in the office that morning.

Kate se vino a la casa en bus.

Kate came home by bus.

Vino a divertirse.

He came to have fun.

Por qué vino a nuestro país?

Why did he come to our country?

— Bajrangi Bhaijaan (2015)

El señor Wang vino a Japón a estudiar japonés.

Mr. Wang came to Japan to study Japanese.

Yanni vino a quitar la cadena de la puerta.

Yanni came to remove the chain from the door.

Vino a hacer una reclamación y yo se la voy a devolver.

He came to make a complaint and I'm going to give it back to him.

— Perdición (1944)

Tom vino a Japón hace tres años y desde entonces vive aquí.

Tom came to Japan three years ago and has lived here ever since.

Fue cuando era chico que vino a Japón.

He came to Japan when he was a boy.

Un tal señor Tanaka vino a ver te ayer.

A certain Mr. Tanaka came to see you yesterday.

Una idea brillante vino a mi mente.

A brilliant idea came to my mind.

Mi hijo vino a mi cuarto.

My son came into my room.

Aquel francés vino a vivir aquí hace diez años y nunca se fue.

That Frenchman came to live here ten years ago and never left.

Tom vino a nuestra casa sin invitación.

Tom came to our house uninvited.

No se sabe cuándo vino a Londres.

It is not known when he came to London.

Ahora otro vino a repetir la historia.

Now another one came to repeat the story.

— P.K. (Peekay) (2014)

Brendan Harris vino a la tienda como si esperara verla allí.

Brendan Harris came to the store as if he expected to see her there.

— Mystic River (2003)

Poca gente vino a la conferencia.

Few people came to the conference.

Ella vino a Londres hace unos días.

She came to London a few days ago.

— Sólo se vive una vez (2011)

Se vino a México en los años setenta.

He came to Mexico in the seventies.

El Papa vino a Valencia cuando Zapatero era presidente.

The Pope came to Valencia when Zapatero was president.

Y luego vino a Estados Unidos.

And then he came to the United States.

— La gran enfermedad del amor (2017)

John vino a Japón ayer.

John came to Japan yesterday.

Vino a despedirse antes de irse al aeropuerto por la mañana.

He came to say goodbye before leaving for the airport in the morning.

Esa famosa cantante vino a Brasil a principios de este año.

That famous singer came to Brazil earlier this year.

Helen vino a Japón el año pasado.

Helen came to Japan last year.

Parece que fue ayer cuando Natasha vino a este mundo.

It seems like it was just yesterday when Natasha came into this world.

— Sólo se vive una vez (2011)

Yanni vino a abrir la puerta.

Yanni came to open the door.

Vino a escucharme decirlo, porque usted mismo lo cree.

You came to hear me say it, because you believe it yourself.

Paul vino a Roma a saludarme.

Paul came to Rome to greet me.

Hubo mucha gente que vino a preguntar por la famosa actriz.

Many people came to ask about the famous actress.

Durante unos años, mi padre vino a comer los domingos.

For a few years, my father came to eat on Sundays.

— Las invasiones bárbaras (2003)

Cuando vino a Delhi, escapando por su vida.

When he came to Delhi, he was fleeing for his life.

— Bhaag Milkha Bhaag (2013)

Un tal Sr. Sato vino a ver te mientras estabas fuera.

A Mr. Sato came to see you while you were away.

Dios y nuestra Señora, quien vino a mi rescate.

God and Our Lady, who came to my rescue.

— O Auto da Compadecida (2000)

Tom vino a Boston esperando encontrar trabajo.

Tom came to Boston hoping to find a job.

María vino a América a visitar a su novio.

Maria came to America to visit her boyfriend.

El hombre no vino a este mundo para ser rico, sino que para ser feliz.

Man did not come into this world to be rich, but to be happy.

Vino a pedir perdón?

Did he come to apologize?

— Madre (Madeo) (2009)

Tom vino a hablar conmigo esta tarde.

Tom came to talk to me this afternoon.

Todo el equipo vino a celebrar después del partido que ganamos.

The whole team came to celebrate after the game we won.

Alguien vino a retarlo.

Someone came to challenge him.

— Ip Man (2008)

Vino a visitar la universidad.

He came to visit the university.

— El agente secreto (2025)

Aunque estaba muy ocupada, de todos modos vino a despedirse de mí.

Although she was very busy, she still came to say goodbye to me.

Nadie vino a ayudar a Dave.

Nobody came to help Dave.

— Mystic River (2003)

Vino a alguno de nuestros juegos de fútbol de la mañana.

He came to one of our morning soccer games.

— Secret Sunshine (2007)

Mira, hasta donde huimos, a donde vino a parar la madre Rusia.

Look how far we've fled—whatever happened to Mother Russia.

— Cuando pasan las cigüeñas (1957)

Ella vino a llevarme a casa.

She came to take me home.

— El cielo sobre Berlín (1987)

Nadie vino a la reunión porque no les avisaron a tiempo.

Nobody came to the meeting because they weren't notified in time.

Vino a buscarle un hombre.

A man came looking for her.

Su madre vino a recogerla.

Her mother came to pick her up.

Vino a disculparse por lo que dijo durante la discusión.

He came to apologize for what he said during the argument.

Chung Sheng vino a la boda de nuestra hija.

Chung Sheng came to our daughter’s wedding.

— ¡Vivir! (1994)

Yanni vino a la sección de vaqueros.

Yanni came to the jeans section.

Vino a hablar a mi secundaria, yo era adolescente.

He came to speak at my middle school when I was a teenager.

— Algunos hombres buenos (1992)

Solo un puñado de gente vino a la reunión.

Only a handful of people came to the meeting.

Vino a matarte.

He came to kill you.

— Guardianes de la noche (2004)

Tom vino a Japón desde Australia.

Tom came to Japan from Australia.

Vino a separarnos.

He came to separate us.

— Guardianes de la noche (2004)

Sami vino a trabajar.

Sami came to work.

La vecina, vino a pedir una cebolla.

The neighbor came to ask for an onion.

— La ironía del destino, o goce de su baño (1976)

Una vez un hombre vino a la casa a matar a mi padre.

Once a man came to the house to kill my father.

Ella vino a Japón cuando era una niña.

She came to Japan when she was a child.

Nadie vino a ayudarme.

Nobody came to help me.

Vino a ayudarnos.

He came to help us.

Tu padre no vino a la boda.

Your father didn't come to the wedding.

Fabinho, mira quién vino a jugar.

Fabinho, look who came to play.

— Una segunda madre (2015)

Vino a decirme la verdad.

He came to tell me the truth.

Vino a entrenar a la Milicia.

He came to train the Militia.

Es obvio que no eres ningún idiota que vino a robar bolsos.

It’s obvious you’re no idiot who came to steal purses.

— Jungla de cristal (1988)

Vino a mi mente una brillante idea.

A brilliant idea came to my mind.

Tom vino a Japón por primera vez cuando tenía tres años.

Tom came to Japan for the first time when he was three years old.

Lida nunca me contó por qué vino a España.

Lida never told me why she came to Spain.

Alguien vino a mi cuarto.

Someone came to my room.

— Dos hermanas (2003)

El señor Oh vino a Japón a estudiar japonés.

Mr. Oh came to Japan to study Japanese.

El hombre que vino a ver te no dijo quién era.

The man who came to see you didn’t say who he was.

Mi padre vino a la casa hace cerca de diez minutos.

My father came to the house about ten minutes ago.

Vino a Berlín de profesor.

He came to Berlin as a teacher.

Les dije lo que me vino a la cabeza.

I told them what came to my mind.

Ella vino a Tokio cuando tenía dieciocho años.

She came to Tokyo when she was eighteen years old.

Vino a buscar trabajo pero no encontró nada en su campo.

He came looking for work but found nothing in his field.

Ella lloró y lloró, pero nadie vino a consolarla.

She cried and cried, but no one came to comfort her.

Parece que el pastor vino a Delhi para empezar su cacería.

It seems the shepherd came to Delhi to begin his hunt.

— RRR (2022)

Ya ve, el es el ingeniero principal de una fábrica y vino a nuestro club.

You see, he's the chief engineer of a factory and he came to our club.

— Moscú no cree en las lágrimas (1980)

Sólo vino a decirme algo.

He only came to tell me something.

— Un simple accidente (2025)

Vino a despedirse.

He came to say goodbye.

— Guardianes del día (2006)

Yanni vino a la casa.

Yanni came to the house.

Se enfadó, se fue de casa y vino a Nueva York.

They got angry, left home, and came to New York.

— Kal Ho Naa Ho (2003)

Vino a matar al Avispón.

He came to kill the Hornet.

— Bullet Train (2022)

Tom vino a Francia con la intención de estudiar francés.

Tom came to France with the intention of studying French.

María vino a tiempo.

Maria came on time.

Un tal señor Brown vino a ver te cuando no estabas.

A Mr. Brown came to see you when you were out.

Me vino a la cabeza.

It came to mind.

— Chicago (2002)

La vecina vino a pedir sal y se quedó charlando una hora.

The neighbor came to ask for salt and stayed chatting for an hour.

Ninguno vino a ayudarme.

No one came to help me.