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lui amasse

loved

→ amare
am love + asse Imperfect subjunctive, 3rd person singular
verb · 3rd-person singular, imperfect tense Rare #23,856
loved Used in a subordinate clause after expressions of wanting, thinking, or feeling; English often uses “to love” in these constructions.
IT: Voleva che sua figlia amasse la musica.
EN: She wanted her daughter to love music.
Conjugation of amare
Subjunctive imperfect
SingularPlural
First amassi —
Second amassi amaste
Third amasse —

Mary pensava che Tom la amasse.

Mary thought Tom loved her.

Pensi che mi amasse?

Do you think he loved me?

— Manon delle sorgenti (1986)

Volevo solo che Mary mi amasse.

I just wanted Mary to love me.

Tutto ciò che Mary voleva era qualcuno che la amasse.

All Mary wanted was someone to love her.

Tanto meno uno in cui qualcuno mi amasse.

Much less one where someone loved me.

— Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - Il Castello dell’Infinito (2025)

Ha superato bene il test della verità e a me sembra che l'amasse veramente.

He passed the truth test with flying colors, and it seems to me that he truly loved her.

— Mystic River (2003)

Amava il suo padrone più di quanto il padrone amasse se stesso.

He loved his master more than his master loved himself.

— Malcolm X (1992)

Mary voleva che Tom la amasse.

Mary wanted Tom to love her.

Pensavo che Mary mi amasse ancora.

I thought Mary still loved me.

Pensavo la amasse.

I thought he loved her.

Pensavo lo amasse.

I thought she loved him.

Pensavo che Tom mi amasse.

I thought Tom loved me.