lui apparteneva

belonged to

→ appartenere
apparten to belong + eva third-person singular imperfect
verb · 3rd-person singular, imperfect tense Rare #37,197
belonged to Often used to show who owned something or who it was associated with.
IT: Questa casa apparteneva a mio nonno.
EN: This house belonged to my grandfather.
Conjugation of appartenere
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
Third apparteneva appartenevano

Ho capito subito che il futuro apparteneva alla Tv.

I immediately understood that the future belonged to TV.

— Mosca non crede alle lacrime (1980)

Questo mi apparteneva.

This belonged to me.

Quel giorno, il fluido sulla sua mano apparteneva senza dubbio.

That day, the fluid on his hand unquestionably belonged.

— 哪吒之魔童降世 (2019)

Ma ho un'altra cosa che le apparteneva.

But I have something else that belonged to her.

— Wicked - Parte 2 (2025)

Il cervello rubato dal mio laboratorio apparteneva ad un criminale.

The brain stolen from my lab belonged to a criminal.

— Lo spirito dell'alveare (1973)

Disse che le apparteneva.

She said it belonged to her.