Phrase guide

I came, I saw, I conquered

phrase · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • ī′ kām′ ī′ sô′ ī′ kŏng′kərd
  • /ˌaɪ̯ ˈkeɪ̯m | ˌaɪ̯ ˈsɔː | ˌaɪ̯ ˈkɒŋ.kə(ɹ)d/
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phrase

Meaning 1

I have gained a total and swift victory.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Calque of Latin vēnī, vīdī, vīcī (“I came, I saw, I conquered”).

Across languages

Translations

93 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: ek kom, ek sien, ek oorwin — used to indicate a total swift victory
  • Albanian: kam ardhur, kam shikuar, kam pushtuar — used to indicate a total swift victory
  • Amharic: መጣሁ፣ አየሁ፣ አሸነፍኩ (mäṭahu, ʾäyähu, ʾäšänäfku) — used to indicate a total swift victory
  • Arabic: أَتَيْتُ، رَأَيْتُ، اِنْتَصَرْتُ (ʔataytu, raʔaytu, intaṣartu) — used to indicate a total swift victory
  • Arabic: جِئْتُ، رَأَيْتُ، اِنْتَصَرْتُ (jiʔtu, raʔaytu, intaṣartu) — used to indicate a total swift victory
  • Armenian: եկա՝ տեսա՝ հաղթեցի (eka, tesa, haġtʻecʻi) — used to indicate a total swift victory
  • Assamese: আহিলোঁ, দেখিলোঁ, জিকিলোঁ (ahilü̃, dekhilü̃, zikilü̃) — used to indicate a total swift victory
  • Azerbaijani: gəldim, gördüm, qələbə çaldım — used to indicate a total swift victory
  • Bengali: আসলাম, দেখলাম, জিতলাম (aslam, dekhlam, jitlam) — used to indicate a total swift victory
  • Bengali: এলাম, দেখলাম, জিতলাম (elam, dekhlam, jitlam) — used to indicate a total swift victory
  • Catalan: vaig arribar, vaig veure, vaig vèncer — used to indicate a total swift victory
  • Catalan: vinguí, viu, vencí — used to indicate a total swift victory
  • Chinese Mandarin: 我來,我見,我勝 /我来 — used to indicate a total swift victory
  • Chinese Mandarin: 我见 — used to indicate a total swift victory
  • Chinese Mandarin: 我胜 (wǒ lái, wǒ jiàn, wǒ shèng) — used to indicate a total swift victory
  • Danish: jeg kom, jeg så, jeg sejrede — used to indicate a total swift victory
  • Dutch: ik kwam, ik zag, ik overwon — used to indicate a total swift victory
  • Esperanto: mi alvenis, mi rigardis, mi venkis — used to indicate a total swift victory
  • Finnish: tulin, näin, voitin — used to indicate a total swift victory
  • French: je suis venu, j’ai vu, j’ai vaincu — used to indicate a total swift victory
  • French: je vins, je vis, je vainquis — used to indicate a total swift victory
  • Georgian: მიველ, ვნახე, დავამარცხე (mivel, vnaxe, davamarcxe) — used to indicate a total swift victory
  • German: ich kam, ich sah, ich siegte — used to indicate a total swift victory
  • German: kam, sah und siegte — used to indicate a total swift victory
  • Greek: ήλθον, είδον, ενίκησα (ílthon, eídon, eníkisa) — used to indicate a total swift victory
  • Ancient Greek: ἦλθον, εἶδον, ἐνίκησα (êlthon, eîdon, eníkēsa) — used to indicate a total swift victory
  • Gujarati: હું આવ્યો, મેં જોયો,મેં જીત્યો (hũ āvyo, mẽ joyo,mẽ jītyo) — used to indicate a total swift victory
  • Gujarati: હું આવી, મેં જોઈ,મેં જીતી (hũ āvī, mẽ joī,mẽ jītī) — used to indicate a total swift victory
  • Hebrew: בָּאתִי רָאִיתִי נִצַּחְתִּי (báti, ra'íti, nittsáchti) — used to indicate a total swift victory
  • Hindi: मैं आया, मैंने देखा, मैंने जीता (ma͠i āyā, ma͠ine dekhā, ma͠ine jītā) — used to indicate a total swift victory
  • Hindi: मैं आई, मैंने देखी, मैंने जीती (ma͠i āī, ma͠ine dekhī, ma͠ine jītī) — used to indicate a total swift victory
  • Hungarian: jöttem, láttam, győztem — used to indicate a total swift victory
  • Icelandic: ég kom, ég sá, ég sigraði — used to indicate a total swift victory
  • Ido: me venis, me vidis, me vinkis — used to indicate a total swift victory
  • Indonesian: kudatang, kulihat, kutakluk — used to indicate a total swift victory
  • Interlingua: io veniva, io videva, io conquireva — used to indicate a total swift victory
  • Irish: tháinag, chonac, bhuas — used to indicate a total swift victory
  • Irish: tháinaig mé, chonaic mé, bhuaigh mé — used to indicate a total swift victory
  • Italian: venni, vidi, vinsi — used to indicate a total swift victory
  • Japanese: 来た、見た、勝った (kita, mita, katta) — used to indicate a total swift victory
  • Japanese: 我来つ、我見つ、我勝ちつ (ware kitsu, ware mitsu, ware kachitsu) — used to indicate a total swift victory
  • Kannada: ಬಂದೆ, ನೋಡಿದೆ, ಜಯಿಸಿದೆ (bande, nōḍide, jayiside) — used to indicate a total swift victory
  • Kazakh: келдім, көрдім, жеңдім (keldım, kördım, jeñdım) — used to indicate a total swift victory
  • Khmer: មក, ឃើញ, ឈ្នះ (mɔɔk, khəəñ, chnĕəh) — used to indicate a total swift victory
  • Korean: 왔노라, 보았노라, 이겼노라 (wannora, boannora, igyeonnora) — used to indicate a total swift victory
  • Korean: 왔노라, 봤노라, 이겼노라 (wannora, bwannora, igyeonnora) — used to indicate a total swift victory
  • Latin: vēnī, vīdī, vīcī — used to indicate a total swift victory
  • Limburgish: ich kaome, 'ch zege, 'ch wón — used to indicate a total swift victory
  • Limburgish: ich koom, ich zoog, ich wón — used to indicate a total swift victory
  • Macedonian: дојдов, видoв, победив (dojdov, vidov, pobediv) — used to indicate a total swift victory
  • Maltese: ġejt, rajt, rbaħt — used to indicate a total swift victory
  • Manx: haink mee, honaic mee, varriyee mee — used to indicate a total swift victory
  • Marathi: मी आला, मी बघितला, मी जिंकला (mī ālā, mī baghitlā, mī jiṅklā) — used to indicate a total swift victory
  • Marathi: मी आली, मी बघितली, मी जिंकली (mī ālī, mī baghitlī, mī jiṅklī) — used to indicate a total swift victory
  • Mongolian: ирсэн, үзсэн, давсан (irsen, üzsen, davsan) — used to indicate a total swift victory
  • Mongolian: ᠢᠷᠡᠭᠰᠡᠨ᠂ ᠦᠵᠡᠭᠰᠡᠨ᠂ ᠳᠠᠪᠠᠭᠰᠠᠨ (iregsen, üǰegsen, dabaɣsan) — used to indicate a total swift victory
  • Navajo: níyá, hoołtsą́, akʼidiyaa sélį́į́ʼ — used to indicate a total swift victory
  • Norwegian Bokmål: jeg kom, jeg så, jeg erobret — used to indicate a total swift victory
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: eg kome, eg såg, eg erobra — used to indicate a total swift victory
  • Ojibwe: ningii-bi-izhaa, ningii-waab, ningii-baginaage — used to indicate a total swift victory
  • Old Church Slavonic: пришьлъ есмь, оузьрѣлъ есмь, побѣдилъ есмь (prišĭlŭ esmĭ, uzĭrělŭ esmĭ, pobědilŭ esmĭ) — used to indicate a total swift victory
  • Old Church Slavonic: пришьла есмь, оузьрѣла есмь, побѣдила есмь (prišĭla esmĭ, uzĭrěla esmĭ, pobědila esmĭ) — used to indicate a total swift victory
  • Persian: آمدم، دیدم، فتح کردم (âmadam, didam, fath kardam) — used to indicate a total swift victory
  • Polish: przybyłem, zobaczyłem, zwyciężyłem — used to indicate a total swift victory
  • Polish: przybyłam, zobaczyłam, zwyciężyłam — used to indicate a total swift victory
  • Polish: przybyłom, zobaczyłom, zwyciężyłom — used to indicate a total swift victory
  • Polish: przybyliśmy, zobaczyliśmy, zwyciężyliśmy — used to indicate a total swift victory
  • Polish: przybyłyśmy, zobaczyłyśmy, zwyciężyłyśmy — used to indicate a total swift victory
  • Portuguese: vim, vi, venci — used to indicate a total swift victory
  • Romanian: am venit, am văzut, am învins — used to indicate a total swift victory
  • Romanian: venii, văzui, învinsei — used to indicate a total swift victory
  • Russian: пришёл, уви́дел, победи́л (prišól, uvídel, pobedíl) — used to indicate a total swift victory
  • Russian: пришла, увидела, победила (prišla, uvidela, pobedila) — used to indicate a total swift victory
  • Sanskrit: आगतवान्, दृष्टवान्, जितवान् (āgatavān, dṛṣṭavān, jitavān) — used to indicate a total swift victory
  • Scottish Gaelic: thàinig mi, chunnaic mi, bhuannaich mi — used to indicate a total swift victory
  • Serbo-Croatian: дођох, видех, победих — used to indicate a total swift victory
  • Serbo-Croatian: дођох, видјех, побиједих — used to indicate a total swift victory
  • Serbo-Croatian: dođoh, videh, pobedih — used to indicate a total swift victory
  • Serbo-Croatian: dođoh, vidjeh, pobijedih — used to indicate a total swift victory
  • Sinhalese: ආවෙම්, දැක්කෙම්, ජයගත්තෙම් (āwem, dækkem, jayagattem) — used to indicate a total swift victory
  • Spanish: vine, vi y vencí — used to indicate a total swift victory
  • Swedish: jag kom, jag såg, jag segrade — used to indicate a total swift victory
  • Tajik: омадам, дидам, кардам (omadam, didam, kardam) — used to indicate a total swift victory
  • Tamil: வந்தேன், பார்த்தேன், அடைந்தேன் (vantēṉ, pārttēṉ, aṭaintēṉ) — used to indicate a total swift victory
  • Telugu: వచ్చాను, చూశాను, గెలిచాను (vaccānu, cūśānu, gelicānu) — used to indicate a total swift victory
  • Turkish: geldim, gördüm, yendim — used to indicate a total swift victory
  • Ukrainian: прийшов, побачив, переміг (pryjšov, pobačyv, peremih) — used to indicate a total swift victory
  • Ukrainian: прийшла, бачила, перемогла (pryjšla, bačyla, peremohla) — used to indicate a total swift victory
  • Urdu: میں آیا، میں نے دیکھا، میں نے جیتا (ma͠i āyā, ma͠ine dekhā, ma͠ine jītā) — used to indicate a total swift victory
  • Urdu: میں آئی، میں نے دیکھی، میں نے جیتی (ma͠i āī, ma͠ine dekhī, ma͠ine jītī) — used to indicate a total swift victory
  • Uyghur: كەلدىم، كۆردۈم، يەڭدىم (keldim, kördüm, yengdim) — used to indicate a total swift victory
  • Volapük: kömob, logob, konkerob — used to indicate a total swift victory
  • Welsh: deuthum, gwelais, ennillais — used to indicate a total swift victory