Venir in english

Verb conjugation

Venir

Je suis venu, j'ai vu, j'ai conjugué.

Indicativo

Subjuntivo

Imperativo

Gerundio

Participo

Translation

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In its most common uses, venir can be translated into English as "to come" or "to arrive", but you will also find this verb in some other common expressions such as venir a menos (to deteriorate), venir bien (to come in handy) and venirse abajo (to collapse).

to arrive

Asturian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latinvenīre, present active infinitive of veniō.

Verb[edit]

venir

1. to come

Catalan[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Occitanvenir, from Latinvenīre, present active infinitive of veniō, from Proto-Italic*gʷenjō, from Proto-Indo-European*gʷm̥yéti, from zero-grade of *gʷem- + *-yéti.

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Verb[edit]

venir (first-person singular presentvinc, past participlevingut)

1. (intransitive) to come

Conjugation[edit]

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Franco-Provençal[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latinveniō.

Verb[edit]

venir

1. to come

Conjugation[edit]

    Conjugation of venir — irregular verb

French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle Frenchvenir, from Old Frenchvenir, from Latinvenīre, present active infinitive of veniō, from Proto-Italic*gʷenjō, from Proto-Indo-European*gʷm̥yéti, from zero-grade of *gʷem- + *-yéti (Englishcome). Compare Portuguesevir, Spanishvenir.

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Verb[edit]

venir

1. (intransitive) To come(to move from one place to another that is nearer the speaker)

   Viens vivre avec moi en France. ― Come live with me in France.

Conjugation[edit]

This is a verb in a group of -ir verbs. All verbs ending in -venir, such as convenir and devenir, are conjugated this way. Such verbs are the only verbs whose the past historic and subjunctive imperfect endings do not start in one of these thematic vowels (-a-, -i-, -u-).

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Ido[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

venir

1. past infinitive of venar

Interlingua[edit]

Verb[edit]

venir

1. to come

   Antonym:ir

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Italian[edit]

Verb[edit]

venir

1. Apocopic form of venire

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Middle French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Frenchvenir.

Verb[edit]

venir

1. to come(go to a specified location)

   Coordinate term:aller

Descendants[edit]

Norman[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Frenchvenir, from Latinvenire, present active infinitive of veniō(“come, approach”).

Verb[edit]

venir

1. to come

Conjugation[edit]

    Conjugation of the verb « venir » in Norman

infinitive			venir
gerund			venant
auxiliary			yêtre1
past participle		masculine		feminine
		singular		venu		venue
		plural		venus		venues
singular			plural
1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative	je (j')	tu (t')	il, alle, nos	je (nos)	vos	il, alles
	present	viens	viens	vient	venoms	venez	viennent
	imperfect	veneis	veneis	veneit	venioms	veniez	veneient
	preterite	vins	vins	vint	vînmes	vîntes	vîntrent
	future	viendrai	viendras	viendra	viendroms	viendrez	viendront
	conditional	viendreis	viendreis	viendreit	viendrioms	viendriez	viendreient
subjunctive	que je (j')	que te (t')	qu'il, qu'alle, que nos	que je (que nos)	que vos	qu'il, qu'alles
	present	vienne	viennes	vienne	venioms	veniez	viennent
	imperfect	vinsse	vinsses	vînt vinsse	vinssioms	vinssiez	vinssent
imperative		—	tu	—	je (nos)	vos	—
		viens	venoms	venez
1Used with past participles.

Occitan[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Occitanvenir, from Latinvenīre, present active infinitive of veniō.

Pronunciation[edit]

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Verb[edit]

venir

1. to come

Conjugation[edit]

    Lengadocian (Standard Occitan)

Old French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

First known attestation 881 in The Sequence of Saint Eulalia. From Latinvenīre, present active infinitive of veniō.

Verb[edit]

venir

1. to come; to arrive
   • 13th century, Unknown, La Vie de Saint Laurent, page 10, column 1, line 2:

     Quant Saint Lorenz i est venu

     When Saint Laurence arrived

Conjugation[edit]

This verb conjugates as a third-group verb. This verb has a stressed present stem vien distinct from the unstressed stem ven, as well as other irregularities. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

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Old Occitan[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latinvenīre, present active infinitive of veniō.

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venir

1. to come(arrive at a given location)

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Old Spanish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latinvenīre.

Verb[edit]

venir

1. to come
   • between 1140-1207, Anonymous (or Per Abbat), Cantar de mío Cidline 3668:

     Essora dixo el Rey venid uos ami compaña
     (modernized spelling) Esora dijo el rey, venidvos (=veníos) a mi compaña

     At that moment, the king said, "Come, both of you, to my company (=to accompany me)..."

   • between 1140-1207, Anonymous (or Per Abbat), Cantar de mío Cidlines 1943-1944:

     Con todo esto auos dixo alfonsso / q̃ uos vernie avistas do ouiessedes sabor
     (modernized spelling) Con todo esto, a vos dijo Alfonso que vos vernié (=vendría) a vistas do hobiésedes (=hubieseis) sabor

     With all this, (king) Alphonse said that he'd come to see you wherever you'd like

Descendants[edit]

Spanish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Spanishvenir, from Latinvenīre, present active infinitive of veniō, from Proto-Italic*gʷenjō, from Proto-Indo-European*gʷm̥yéti, from zero-grade of *gʷem- + *-yéti. Compare Frenchvenir, Portuguesevir.

Pronunciation[edit]

• IPA^(key): /beˈniɾ/, [beˈniɾ]

Verb[edit]

venir (first-person singular presentvengo, first-person singular preteritevine, past participlevenido)

1. to come
2. (reflexive, slang) To achieve orgasm; to cum; to ejaculate

Usage notes[edit]

• Venir is used slightly differently in Spanish than "come" in English. Venir always references movement towards the speaker, whereas "come" can signify movement towards either the speaker or the listener. The phrase "I'm coming home today" (towards the listener), would not use venir in Spanish, but ir (to go): "Voy a casa hoy."

Conjugation[edit]

Venir(to come) is irregular in El Presente.

Learn how to conjugate "venir" in El Presente in Spanish

For more verbs that follows a similar pattern, see: 
Verbos yo-go (presente)

Ella viene al gimnasio todos los jueves.She comes to the gym every Thursday.

Tú vienes al trabajo todos los días en metro.You come to work every day on the subway.

Ellas vienen a nadar todos los domingos.They come to swim every Sunday.

Yo vengo de casa de mi madre.I come from my mother's house.

Vosotros venís a vernos muy a menudo.You come to see us very often.

Nosotros venimos a la playa todos los veranos.We come to the beach every summer.

venir

Para las expresiones venir al caso, venir de lejos, venir a las manos, venir a menos, venir a pelo, venir de perlas, venirse abajo, venirse encima, ver la otra entrada.

Aunque venir y come generalmente dan una idea de movimiento en dirección al hablante, e ir y go implican que hay un movimiento en dirección opuesta al hablante, tenemos que distinguir algunos casos en los que hay diferencias entre los dos idiomas.

En español no solemos describir el movimiento de una acción desde el punto de vista de la otra persona, mientras que en inglés sí. Por ejemplo, si alguien nos llama, respondemos:

Ya voyI'm coming

Si estamos organizando algo por teléfono, por carta, o en una conversación:

Iré a recogerte a las cuatroI'll come and pick you up at four

¿Voy contigo?Shall I come with you?

Por lo tanto, tenemos que traducir ir por come cuando, si vamos a algún sitio, nos unimos a alguien o a un grupo que va o ya está en ese sitio.

venir

Venir is a common Spanish verb with a variety of meanings. Fortunately, many of them can be translated using the English verb "to come," which also has numerous meanings.

Venir is a cousin of English "-vent" words such as "invent" and "convent" as well of "venue" and "venire" (a legal term).

Keep in mind that venir is conjugated irregularly, having forms such as vengo (I come) and vendrán (they will come).

Using Venir To Refer to Coming From a Place

Most commonly, venir is used to talk about coming to or arriving at a place:

• Cuando yo vine a California fui a Disneylandia. (When I came to California, I went to Disneyland.)
• Venimos en bus con un maestro y pagamos por nuestro transporte. (We came by bus with a teacher and paid for our own transportation.)
• Tenía sólo un año cuando vino desde España. (He was only a year old when he came from Spain.)
• ¡Ven aquí! (Come here!)
• No vienen hasta las 14.30. (They aren't coming until 2:30 p.m.)

In context, venir can convey the idea of coming back or returning:

• No vengas a mí. (Título de canción) (Don't come back to me. (song title))
• Es importante que vengas temprano. (It's important you come back early.)

Using Venir To Point Out Qualities

Venir can mean "to include," "to be," or "to have," often in a way that can be translated by "to come":

• El primer iPad no viene con webcam. (The first iPad doesn't come with (include) a webcam.)
• Estas bicicletas vienen de Surinam. (These bicycles are (come) from Suriname.)
• El único que viene con excusas eres tú. (The only one who comes with (has) excuses is you.)
• Las servilletas vienen en distintos tamaños. (The napkins come (are) in different sizes.)
• Viene en caja sellada. (It comes (is) in a sealed box.)

Especially when used with bien or mal, venir can be used to indicate suitability:

• No ser muy famoso me viene bien. (Not being very famous is fine with me.)
• A ningún país le viene mal la globalización. (Globalization doesn't serve any country poorly.)
• Al libro le venía bien la promoción. (The promotion was good for the book.)

Using Venir With a Gerund

Venir can be used as an auxiliary verb with the gerund (also known as the present participle) to indicate a continuing action, often in an increasingly intense way.

• Hace mucho tiempo que se viene hablando de la necesidad de una nueva constitución. (The need for a new constitution has been talked about and talked about for a long time.)
• El presidente viene sufriendo derrota tras derrota. (The president continues to suffer defeat after defeat.)
• El chofer del camión venía hablando por teléfono. (The truck driver kept on talking on a telephone.) 

Using Venirse

The reflexive form, venirse, like the standard form, can mean to come from a place. But it places more emphasis on where the thing or person has come from.

• La rumba se vino de Miami. (The rumba came from Miami. "La rumba vino de Miami" might be translated the same way, but making the verb reflexive calls extra attention to Miami, perhaps because the fact of the sentence may be surprising.)
• Los turistas se vienen de otros países. (The tourists are coming from other countries.)
• Necesitaremos agua por qué nos venimos del desierto. (We will need water because we are coming from the desert.)

The reflexive can also suggest that the verb's action was sudden or unexpected:

• Era lo primero que se vino a cabeza. (It was the first thing that came to mind.)
• Otra hipótesis es que el puente se vino abajo por la fragilidad de sus pilares. (Another theory is that the bridge came down because of the fragility of its pillars.)
• Los vientos se vinieron de un solo golpe. (The winds came suddenly in a single blow.)

Key Takeaways

• Venir can usually be translated as "to come," whether it is used to mean coming from a place or to have a certain quality.
• Venir can be used with gerunds to indicate continuous action.
• The reflexive venirse can be used to emphasize the origins of where someone is coming from or to emphasize the suddenness of an action.