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bisognava

it was necessary to, had to

b i . z o ɲ ˈɲ a . v a → bisognare
bisogn need; be necessary + ava impersonal imperfect
verb · 0th-person singular, imperfect tense Rare #28,942
it was necessary to, had to Used impersonally, usually before an infinitive.
IT: Bisognava prenotare un tavolo.
EN: It was necessary to book a table.
Conjugation of bisognare
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural

Bisognava stare molto attenti, non dovevamo farci vedere insieme.

We had to be very careful, we weren't supposed to be seen together.

— La fiamma del peccato (1944)

Comunque me lo sentivo che bisognava buttarsi d'istinto.

Anyway, I had a feeling we needed to go with our gut.

— Quasi amici - Intouchables (2011)

Bisognava pensarci prima!

You should have thought of that earlier!

Bisognava salvare la ragazza.

The girl had to be saved.

— La grande bellezza (2013)

Ma bisognava pure che glielo dicessi una volta che dovevo andar via.

But I still had to tell him once that I had to leave.

Bisognava fare qualcosa.

Something had to be done.

— L'uomo che venne dalla Terra (2007)

Bisognava tirarlo su dal fondo, e non è stato per niente divertente.

We had to pull him up from the bottom, and it was no fun at all.

Avevo già in mente il piano, ma bisognava definire molti dettagli.

I already had the plan in mind, but many details needed to be worked out.

— La fiamma del peccato (1944)

Bisognava ristabilire l'ordine nella prigione.

Order had to be restored in the prison.

— The Experiment - Cercasi cavie umane (2001)