io amai

loved

→ amare
verb · 1st-person singular, past tense Rare #46,181
loved This is the literary past tense, used mainly in written narratives; in everyday speech, Italians usually use ho amato.
IT: Amai quel libro fin dal primo momento.
EN: I loved that book from the very first moment.
Conjugation of amare
Indicative past
SingularPlural
First amai —
Second — amaste

Amai questo libro.

I loved this book.

Amai la musica.

I loved music.

Io amai l'opera.

I loved the opera.

Immediatamente, l'amai più di me stessa.

Immediately, I loved him more than myself.

— La grazia (2025)