c'erano dei

there were some

→ ci
phrase Rare #26,253
there were some Used before a masculine plural noun; “dei” means “some” here.
IT: C'erano dei libri sul tavolo.
EN: There were some books on the table.

C'erano dei bei fiori sul banco della reception.

There were some lovely flowers on the reception desk.

C'erano dei clienti?

Were there any customers?

C'erano dei documenti dentro la scatola.

There were some documents inside the box.

C'erano dei lividi, sì.

There were some bruises, yes.

— Non dirlo a nessuno (2006)

C'erano dei ragazzi bianchi dalla paura.

There were some boys white with fear.

C'erano dei testimoni della rapina a deporre fiori.

Some witnesses to the robbery were laying flowers.

— Peaky Blinders - The Immortal Man (2026)

C'erano dei testimoni oculari.

There were eyewitnesses.

— Scream 7 (2026)

C'erano dei testimoni.

There were witnesses.

— Peaky Blinders - The Immortal Man (2026)

C'erano dei vetri rotti in cima al muro.

There was broken glass on top of the wall.

Mi hanno detto che c'erano dei comunisti nel progetto.

I was told there were some communists involved in the project.

— Oppenheimer (2023)

Ovviamente, c'erano dei concerti in città.

Obviously, there were some concerts in town.