Fui en coche = I drove

Question

Anybody ever hear this phrase used this way?

Answer 1

HI jeez, we do say

fui en coche.

...as we do with all transport like by in English:

We do not say volé, but fui en avión.

However this does not indicate if you actually drove, even though it is understood this way.

if you want to emphasize the driving bit, you have to say:

Conduje hasta Sevilla de una tirada...( I drove without stopping...)

Answer 2

That's interesting. Sometimes the translator can be good and sometimes it can work for the darkside. I wish some native speakers would answer this, I'm curious to see if you could use this expression for I drove. Anyway, good luck.

Answer 3

Well I was going to write "Fui en mi coche" or "Fui por coche" and then use the translator to doublecheck my work, as I often do, but I made a typo and entered in "Fui en coche". The translator changed it to "I drove"....

"Fui en mi coche" leaves no doubt that you drove your own car. "Fui en coche" just means you went by car. Maybe it was yours, or someone else's. Context would clarify that. - Gekkosan, May 2, 2010

Answer 4

I think this means "I went in car". To drive in a car you would say "Conduje en el coche." I hope this helps.