Yap.Town

yo fui

I was, I went

→ yo
phrase Uncommon #10,185
I was Past tense of ser, used for identity, role, or a past state.
SP: Yo fui estudiante en Madrid.
EN: I was a student in Madrid.

Mierda, pero yo fui el único que fue despedido.

Damn, but I was the only one who got fired.

— The Chaser (2008)

Lo que más me sorprendió realmente fue que yo fui el único al que despidieron.

What really surprised me the most was that I was the only one who got fired.

Yo fui como tú una vez.

I was like you once.

Yo fui el padrino.

I was the godfather.

— Porco Rosso (1992)

Yo fui el que te golpeé.

I was the one who hit you.

— Такси-блюз (1990)

Yo fui la que insistió en ir por ese camino y mira cómo terminamos perdidos.

I was the one who insisted on going down that path, and look how we ended up lost.

Yo fui quien le dijo que lo hiciera.

I was the one who told him to do it.

— Marty Supreme (2025)

Yo fui tu inspiración para esta frase y tú lo sabes.

I was your inspiration for this phrase and you know it.

Espero que seas un padre mejor de lo que yo fui.

I hope you become a better father than I was.

Yo fui el primero en decir que hace calor, y no Sergio.

I was the first to say it was hot, not Sergio.

— Andrei Rublev (1966)

Yo fui el último, y apagué las luces.

I was the last one, and I turned off the lights.

— Good bye, Lenin! (2003)

Yo fui gerente de Casa Tía.

I was the manager of Casa Tía.

— Relatos salvajes (2014)

Yo fui muy específico en el calendario establecido.

I was very specific in the established schedule.

En una vida pasada yo fui un bosque.

In a past life I was a forest.

Yo fui quien te llevó la semana pasada.

I was the one who took you last week.

Yo fui asistente de él cuando estuve en la Academia.

I was his assistant when I was at the Academy.

— Los falsificadores (2007)

Yo fui el otro asesino de Kennedy.

I was Kennedy's other assassin.

— Ace Ventura, un detective diferente (1994)

Yo fui el que maté al delincuente.

I was the one who killed the criminal.

— Tropa de élite 2 (2010)

Yo fui el único superviviente.

I was the only survivor.

— Don Juan DeMarco (1994)

Yo fui la primera persona que ella vio en cuanto abrió los ojos.

I was the first person she saw as soon as she opened her eyes.

Yo fui tan tonto como para creerlo.

I was foolish enough to believe it.

Yo fui el primer novio de tu madre.

I was your mother’s first boyfriend.

Y yo, yo fui el criminal.

And I, I was the criminal.

— Laurence Anyways (2012)

Yo fui miembro del club de fútbol cuando estaba en secundaria.

I was a member of the football club when I was in high school.

Yo fui quien les falló.

I was the one who let them down.

— Los Tenenbaums. Una familia de genios (2001)

Yo fui uno de ellos.

I was one of them.

Y yo fui la primera persona con Tourette, que conoció.

And I was the first person with Tourette's that he met.

— Incontrolable (I Swear) (2025)

Yo fui el primero.

I was the first.

Padre Wozniak, ¿yo fui el último?

Father Wozniak, was I the last one?

— Cónclave (2024)

Está insinuando que yo fui la causa.

You're implying that I was the cause.

Yo fui el único que no cayó en la trampa.

I was the only one who didn’t fall into the trap.

Yo fui humano, en una época.

I was human, once upon a time.

— Ponyo en el acantilado (2008)

Yo fui médico antes de entrar al ejército.

I was a doctor before joining the army.

Yo quiero que tú sepas que yo fui quien hizo eso.

I want you to know that I was the one who did that.

Yo fui tan injusta.

I was so unfair.

— ¡Que te den profe! (2013)

phrase Uncommon #17,275
I went First-person singular past tense of ir.
SP: Yo fui al mercado ayer.
EN: I went to the market yesterday.

Yo fui al hotel en taxi.

I went to the hotel by taxi.

Yo fui a nadar al lago con Hiroko.

I went swimming in the lake with Hiroko.

Yo fui al supermercado.

I went to the supermarket.

Yo fui con mi padre.

I went with my father.

Yo fui directamente a donde él.

I went straight to him.

Yo fui a caminar para tomar algo de aire.

I went for a walk to get some fresh air.

Yo fui, sufría terriblemente.

I went through it; I was suffering terribly.

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

Yo fui a la tienda departamental con la intención de comprar un regalo.

I went to the department store with the intention of buying a gift.

Yo fui al mercado.

I went to the market.

Yo fui con mi hermano.

I went with my brother.

Había muchos asientos vacíos el día que yo fui.

There were many empty seats the day I went.

Yo fui a buscar bebidas con Karina.

I went to get drinks with Karina.

— A primera vista (2014)

Yo fui a principios de año.

I went at the beginning of the year.

— O Som ao Redor (2012)

Yo fui allá para decir la verdad.

I went there to tell the truth.

— Tropa de élite 2 (2010)

Yo fui con mi papá.

I went with my dad.

Yo fui el mes pasado.

I went last month.

No había nadie en esa habitación cuando yo fui.

There was nobody in that room when I went.

Así que yo fui solo.

So I went alone.

— Núremberg (2025)

Yo fui a la escuela y estuve en el ejército.

I went to school and I was in the army.

— Ciudad de Dios (2002)

Yo fui.

I went.