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lui arrivava

arrived, was arriving, reached

→ arrivare
arriv arrive + ava 3rd-person singular imperfect
verb · 3rd-person singular, imperfect tense Rare #21,912
arrived, was arriving, reached The exact translation depends on context; this form can describe a past event or something that was happening or happened regularly.
IT: Il treno arrivava in stazione alle otto.
EN: The train arrived at the station at eight.
Conjugation of arrivare
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
Third arrivava arrivavano

Qualche nave arrivava dall'Europa.

Some ships were arriving from Europe.

Mi ha detto di avvisarla quando arrivava.

She told me to let her know when she arrived.

— Una donna fantastica (2017)

Non una telefonata ai suoi genitori per dire che arrivava a casa.

Not a single phone call to his parents to say he was coming home.

— Codice d'onore (1992)

Ma che il cibo non ci arrivava.

But the food wasn't reaching us.

— Il buco (2019)

Lui chiamò suo zio mentre arrivava a Matsuyama.

He called his uncle as he arrived in Matsuyama.

Ogni volta arrivava con una bellissima donna.

Every time, he arrived with a beautiful woman.

— Crimini e misfatti (1989)

Kat vendeva ogni cosa non appena arrivava.

Kat sold everything as soon as it arrived.

Quando arrivava?

When was he arriving?

— Roma città aperta (1945)

E il cibo arrivava da solo.

And the food would arrive on its own.

— पीके (2014)

Quando ero un bambino mi arrivava fin sopra la testa.

When I was a kid it reached above my head.

— Mr. Vendetta (2002)

La luce del faro arrivava dalle finestre.

The light from the lighthouse came through the windows.

— The Orphanage (2007)

Quanto cibo arrivava laggiù?

How much food was arriving down there?

— Il buco (2019)

Infatti Duilio mi arrivava qua.

In fact, Duilio was coming over here to see me.

— The Monster (1994)

Quando arrivava, si sentiva.

When it arrived, you could feel it.

— Mystic River (2003)