彼はいった

Is there a better more fluent way to say 'he went'?
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grammar english-to-japanese
Saying 'he went' with itta
> 彼はいった
>
> Is there a better more fluent way to say 'he went'?

Yes, there are.

彼{かれ}は行{い}った is simply a direct translation of "He went." It could be used as
part of a dry narrative, but we don't usually say things this way to talk to
someone.

If it's part of a conversation, it could be like  
彼は行ったよ [for casual talk]  
彼は行きましたよ [standard language to talk to people]  
○○さんは行かれました（よ） [polite language]

If it's from a novel, it could be like  
彼は行った。[dry and concise]  
彼は行きました。[more accessible / this is the standard to write to people]  
彼は行ったのであった。[dry and explanatory tone]
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Adding onto karlalou's answer, you can use different verbs depending on your
context. Generally you can use 行った for 'went' but consider the following as
well:

> 彼は[出かけた/出かけました]。  
>  He went (out from home).
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> 彼はXXに[向かった/向かいました]。  
>  He went (towards XX).

行った works here too, but 向かった gives the sense of going towards a very specific
place.
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