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lui alzava

was getting up, used to get up

→ alzare
alz to raise, to lift + ava 3rd-person singular imperfect
verb · 3rd-person singular, imperfect tense Rare #46,401
was getting up, used to get up With si, alzarsi means “to get up.”
IT: Si alzava presto ogni mattina.
EN: He used to get up early every morning.
Conjugation of alzare
SingularPlural
First — alzarci
Second — alzarvi
alzarealzarsialzarmialzarti
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
Third alzava —

Si alzava sempre presto.

He always got up early.

Forse si alzava presto, e voleva farsi i bagagli la mattina.

Perhaps he was getting up early and wanted to pack in the morning.

— Codice d'onore (1992)

Da quindici giorni non s'alzava da letto.

He hadn’t gotten out of bed for fifteen days.

Almeno era uno che si alzava tardi.

At least he was someone who got up late.