Questions & Answers about Мы пришли на барахолку.
Why is it пришли, not шли or ходили?
Пришли is the past tense plural of прийти, which means to arrive / to come (and reach the destination).
So Мы пришли на барахолку means something like We came to the flea market / We arrived at the flea market.
Compare:
- мы шли = we were going / we were walking
This focuses on the process, not the arrival. - мы ходили = we went / used to go
This often means a completed trip there and back, or a habitual action. - мы пришли = we arrived / we came
So if the speaker wants to say that they actually reached the flea market, пришли is the natural choice.
Why does пришли end in -ли?
Because the subject is мы (we).
In the past tense, Russian verbs agree with gender/number, not person:
- пришёл = he came
- пришла = she came
- пришло = it came
- пришли = they came / we came
So with мы, you use the plural form: пришли.
Why is it на барахолку, not на барахолке?