venir
venir
intransitive verb
1. to come (en general)
- venir a/de hacer algo -> to come to do something/from doing something
- venir de algo -> to come from something (proceder, derivarse)
- venir a alguien con algo -> to come to somebody with something
- no me vengas con exigencias -> don't come to me making demands
- el año que viene -> next year
2. to arrive (llegar)
- vino a las doce -> he arrived at twelve o'clock
3. to be (hallarse)
- su foto viene en primera página -> his photo is o appears on the front page
- el texto viene en inglés -> the text is in English
- vienen en todos los tamaños -> they come in every size
- las anchoas vienen en lata -> anchovies come in tins
4. (acometer, sobrevenir)
- me viene sueño -> I'm getting sleepy
- le vinieron ganas de reír -> he was seized by a desire to laugh
- le vino una tremenda desgracia -> he suffered a great misfortune
5. (ropa, calzado)
- venir a alguien -> to fit somebody
- ¿qué tal te viene? -> does it fit all right?
- el abrigo le viene pequeño -> the coat is too small for her
6. (convenir)
- venir bien/mal a alguien -> to suit/not to suit somebody
7. (aproximarse)
- viene a costar un millón -> it costs almost a million
8. (indica resultado)
- esto viene a significar… -> this means…
- venir a parar en -> to end in
- venir a ser -> to amount to
9. (expresiones)
- ¿a qué viene esto? -> what do you mean by that?, what's that in aid of?
- venir a menos -> to go downhill; (negocio) to go down in the world (persona)
verb auxiliary
10. (antes de gerundio)
- venir haciendo algo -> to have been doing something
- las peleas vienen sucediéndose desde hace tiempo -> fighting has been going on for some time
11. (antes de participio)
- los cambios vienen motivados por la presión de la oposición -> the changes have resulted from pressure on the part of the opposition
venirse
pronomial verb1. to come (venir)
- venirse (de) -> to come back o return (from) (volver)
- ¿te vienes? -> are you coming?
also:
- venirse abajo -> to collapse; (techo, estante) to be dashed (ilusiones)
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venir [vay-neer’]
verb neuter
1. To come, to draw near, to advance towards. (n)
2. To come, to move towards another. (n)
- Ven acá -> (Coll.) come hither: used to call the attention and to advise anyone
3. To come, to happen (suceder), to come to pass. (n)
4. To follow, to succeed. (n)
5. To come, to proceed from, to originate in, to be occasioned by; to be inferred, to be deduced. (n)
6. To appear before a judge; to come into court. (n)
7. To assent, to submit, to yield. (n)
8. To answer, to fit, to suit. (n)
- Esta chaqueta no me viene -> that jacket does not fit me
9. To grow, to shoot up. (n)
10. To make an application, to ask. (n)
11. To occur, to be presented in the memory or attention. (n)
12. To resolve, to determine. (n)
13. To attack, to assault. (n)
14. To result. (Arithmetic) (n)
15. To be of one’s party or opinion; to accompany. (n)
16. To fall, to be overset. (n)
17. Used impersonally, come here take this. (n)
18. To succeed finally. (n)
- Vino a conseguir la plaza -> he obtained the place
- Venir a cuentas -> to calculate, to count
19. To change the state or quality. (n)
20. To be transferred, to pass from one to another. (n)
21. To adduce; to produce. (n)
22. To excite, to effect; to attain a degree of excellence or perfection. (n)
23. Used to express politely satisfaction or pleasure at the arrival of anyone; to welcome. (n)
- Venir de perilla -> to come in the nick of time; to fit or to answer perfectly well
- Cosas que van y vienen -> things which wax and wane
- No hay mal que por bien no venga -> (Prov.) there is no evil which may not be turned to good
- ¿A qué viene eso -> to what purpose is that
- Él se mete en lo que no le va -> ni le viene, he meddles in business that does not concern him
- Venirle a la mano alguna cosa -> to get something without exertion
- Venir muy ancho -> to be in abundance; to be beyond the desert of the receiver
- Venir rodado -> to attain an object accidentally
- Venir a las manos -> to come to blows
- No me vengas con historias -> don't come telling tales to me
- Se puede ver venir la noche -> one can face the evening ahead
- Viene de -> to come from
- Viene a llenar un gran vacío -> it serves to fill a large gap
- El tapón viene justo a la botella -> the stopper fits the bottle exactly
- Venían andando desde mediodía -> they had been walking since midday
verb reflexive
24. To ferment (vino), to attain perfection by fermentation, as bread or wine.
- Venirse a buenas -> to yield, to submit, to comply with things required or enforced
- Venirse a casa -> to come home
- Venirse durmiendo -> to be falling asleep
- Venirse abajo -> to fall, to collapse
- Venirse a los ojos -> to show in one’s eyes; to betray by one’s glances
- Venirse al suelo -> to fall to the ground
- Venirse a la boca -> to taste unpleasantly
- Venirse el cielo abajo -> to rain very heavily
- Como se viene -> se va, easy come, easy go
What does it amount to? It is often used the same as the neuter verb venir.(Yo vengo, yo venga, from Venir. V. VENIR.
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Verb conjugation
| Infinitive: | venir | ||||
| gerundio: | viniendo | ||||
| participio pasado: | venido | ||||
| Presente | Pretérito | Imperfect | Futuro | Subjuntivo | |
| Yo Tú Ella/Él/Usted Nosotros Vosotros Ellos/Ustedes | vengo vienes viene venimos venís vienen | vine viniste vino vinimos vinisteis vinieron | venía venías venía veníamos veníais venían | vendré vendrás vendrá vendremos vendréis vendrán | venga vengas venga vengamos vengáis vengan |
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