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lui aspettasse

expected, was expecting, awaited, was waiting for

→ aspettare
aspett wait + asse Imperfect subjunctive, 3rd person singular
verb · 3rd-person singular, imperfect tense Rare #43,587
expected, was expecting Used in a subjunctive clause.
IT: Pensavo che si aspettasse una risposta.
EN: I thought he was expecting an answer.
awaited, was waiting for Used in a subjunctive clause.
IT: Non sapevo cosa li aspettasse dopo il viaggio.
EN: I didn't know what awaited them after the trip.
Conjugation of aspettare
Subjunctive imperfect
SingularPlural
First aspettassi —
Second aspettassi —
Third aspettasse —

Non sapevo cosa si aspettasse che succedesse, ma di certo non quello.

I didn’t know what they expected to happen, but certainly not that.

Non avevano idea di cosa li aspettasse al di là di quella porta chiusa.

They had no idea what awaited them beyond that closed door.

Speravo che non si aspettasse qualcosa che non ero in grado di fare.

I hoped they weren’t expecting something I couldn’t do.

È venuto al negozio come se si aspettasse di vederla là.

He came to the store as if he expected to see her there.

— Mystic River (2003)