what does fue mean

Question

like in the song a donde se fue

Answer 1

a donde se fue, "where did it go" "where he went"

fue = went (from ir)

but the form can also come from ser, "to be"

this site has a good dictionary. You should check there first!

http://www.spanishdict.com/translate/fue

Yes but in the context of the question it is from Ir. - kenwilliams, Feb 23, 2010

thanks ken and neago, typing in a post flu fog - nizhoni1, Feb 23, 2010

thanks ken, yes I put that in as a side note... but it's good to make that point clear. - Neago, Feb 23, 2010

Answer 2

Where has he/she gone to, and fue is the third person past tense of the verb ir which means to go. and note that a donde means where to.

Answer 3

went Where did he go?

ir/ser 3rd person singular preterit

Usually if you type a conjugated verb into the dictionary it will tell you the conjugation at the top of the page. Here I had to refer to the root it gave in the definition.