avesse ragione

was right

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phrase Rare #26,396

was right Usually appears in indirect speech or after verbs like 'think' and 'imagine' to express a past or uncertain idea. It is the imperfect subjunctive of 'avere ragione'.

IT: Pensavo che tu avesse ragione.

EN: I thought you were right.

Oggi, sono decisamente convinto che lui avesse ragione.

Today, I’m definitely convinced that he was right.

Sembra che Tom avesse ragione.

Looks like Tom was right.

Non sopporto l'idea che Martha avesse ragione su questo.

I can’t stand the idea that Martha was right about this.

Pensavo che avesse ragione.

I thought he was right.

Penso che Tom avesse ragione.

I think Tom was right.

Speriamo che Tom avesse ragione.

Let's hope Tom was right.

Io pensavo che Tom avesse ragione.

I thought Tom was right.

Se il dottore avesse ragione e non potessimo vincere?

What if the doctor is right and we can't win?

— Il labirinto del fauno (2006)

Pensavo che Tom avesse ragione.

I thought Tom was right.

Immagino che avesse ragione.

I guess he was right.

— Bullet Train (2022)