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lui bastava

was enough, sufficed

b a s ˈt a . v a → bastare

bast be enough + ava 3rd-person singular imperfect

verb · 3rd-person singular, imperfect tense Uncommon #19,666

was enough, sufficed

IT: Mi bastava un messaggio.

EN: A message was enough for me.

Conjugation of bastare

Indicative imperfect

	Singular	Plural
Third	bastava	—

bastare

Ma si trattava, più che altro, di paranoia, visto che bastava poco.

But it was, more than anything, paranoia, since it didn't take much.

— Senna (2010)

Bastava solo fare due conti.

All you had to do was do a little math.

— Tropa de elite 2 - Il nemico ora è un altro (2010)

Ma questo non ti bastava.

But that wasn't enough for you.

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

Mi bastava la sua visita!

His visit was enough for me!

— In the mood for love (2000)

Bastava pensarci, sì.

You just had to think about it, yes.

— Donne sull'orlo di una crisi di nervi (1988)

Bastava una firma per aprire la pratica.

A signature was enough to open the case.

— La vita è bella (1997)

Sì, bastava che venisse dall'Occidente.

Yes, it was enough that he came from the West.

— L'ultimo imperatore (1987)

Bastava quello.

That was enough.

D'ora in poi bastava seguire un programma passo dopo passo.

From then on, all you had to do was follow a program step by step.

— La fiamma del peccato (1944)

Sapevo che non la voleva, ma a me bastava una firma su una domanda.

I knew he didn't want it, but a signature on an application was enough for me.

— La fiamma del peccato (1944)

Ero nel mio camerino, bastava chiamarmi.

I was in my dressing room, all you had to do was call me.

— Effetto notte (1973)

Era soltanto tiepida, non ancora calda, ma bastava per lavarmi per bene.

It was only lukewarm, not hot yet, but it was enough to wash myself properly.

Bastava tradire mio padre, invece non ha spifferato nulla.

All he had to do was betray my father, but he didn't tell anyone.

— Le iene (1992)

Ma non bastava usare una penna?!

But wouldn’t it have been enough to use a pen?!

— Angeli perduti (1995)

Bastava pensarci.

You just had to think about it.

— Donne sull'orlo di una crisi di nervi (1988)

Bastava una telefonata, Samuel.

One phone call would have been enough, Samuel.

— Famiglia all'improvviso - Istruzioni non incluse (2016)