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yo fui

I was, I went

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phrase Uncommon #13,207
I was “Yo” emphasizes “I.” “Fui” is the past-tense form of both “ser” (to be) and “ir” (to go); here it means “was.”
SP: Yo fui el primero en llegar.
EN: I was the first to arrive.

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 uno de ellos.

I was one of them.

Yo fui el que le dijo que se fuera.

I was the one who told him to leave.

— Nazarín (1959)

Yo fui humano, en una época.

I was human, once upon a time.

— Ponyo y el secreto de la sirenita (2008)

Yo fui tan injusta.

I was so unfair.

— Fack ju Göhte (2013)

Yo fui el primer novio de tu madre.

I was your mother’s first boyfriend.

Yo fui el último, y apagué las luces.

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

— ¡Adiós Lenin! (2003)

Yo fui muy específico en el calendario establecido.

I was very specific in the established schedule.

Y yo, yo fui el criminal.

And I, I was the criminal.

— Laurence Anyways (2012)

Yo fui el que maté al delincuente.

I was the one who killed the criminal.

— Tropa de Élite 2 (2010)

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.

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 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 asistente de él cuando estuve en la Academia.

I was his assistant when I was at the Academy.

— Die Fälscher (2007)

Yo fui el otro asesino de Kennedy.

I was Kennedy's other assassin.

— Ace Ventura: Detective de Mascotas (1994)

Yo fui el único que no cayó en la trampa.

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

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 médico antes de entrar al ejército.

I was a doctor before joining the army.

En una vida pasada yo fui un bosque.

In a past life I was a forest.

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 tu inspiración para esta frase y tú lo sabes.

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

Mierda, pero yo fui el único que fue despedido.

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

— The Chaser (2008)

Yo fui el primero.

I was the first.

Yo fui gerente de Casa Tía.

I was the manager of Casa Tía.

— Relatos salvajes (2014)

Yo fui como tú una vez.

I was like you once.

Yo fui el padrino.

I was the godfather.

— Porco Rosso (1992)

¡Y yo fui el que trajo el ktse.

And I was the one who brought the ktse.

— Кин-дза-дза! (1986)

Yo fui el único superviviente.

I was the only survivor.

— Don Juan DeMarco (1994)

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

I hope you become a better father than I was.

phrase Uncommon #22,187
I went In other contexts, “fui” can also mean “I was.”
SP: Yo fui al parque ayer.
EN: I went to the park yesterday.

Yo fui a principios de año.

I went at the beginning of the year.

— Sonidos vecinos (2012)

Yo fui con mi hermano.

I went with my brother.

Yo fui allá para decir la verdad.

I went there to tell the truth.

— Tropa de Élite 2 (2010)

Yo fui el mes pasado.

I went last month.

Así que yo fui solo.

So I went alone.

— Nuremberg: El Juicio Del Siglo (2025)

Yo fui, sufría terriblemente.

I went through it; I was suffering terribly.

— Ирония судьбы, или С легким паром! (1976)

Yo fui al hotel en taxi.

I went to the hotel by taxi.

Yo fui al baño del cine.

I went to the bathroom at the movie theater.

— Bardo, falsa crónica de unas cuantas verdades (2022)

Yo fui con mi padre.

I went with my father.

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.

I went.

— Museo (2018)

Yo fui al mercado.

I went to the market.

No había nadie en esa habitación cuando yo fui.

There was nobody in that room when I went.

Yo fui con mi papá.

I went with my dad.

Yo fui a nadar al lago con Hiroko.

I went swimming in the lake with Hiroko.

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.

— Hoy Quiero Volver Solito (2014)

Yo fui directamente a donde él.

I went straight to him.