c'eri

you were there

→ ci
phrase Uncommon #16,170
you were there A contraction of “ci eri”; “eri” addresses one person informally.
IT: C'eri alla festa ieri?
EN: Were you at the party yesterday?

Quando ero grande, c'eri anche tu.

When I was older, you were there too.

— Roma (2018)

E non c'eri nemmeno quando era vivo.

And you weren't even there when he was alive.

— Love Letters (2025)

Sai, quando non c'eri, ho mandato molti soldi ai tuoi.

You know, when you weren’t around, I sent a lot of money to your family.

— Ferro 3 - La casa vuota (2004)

Nessuno ha notato che non c'eri.

No one noticed that you weren’t there.

C'eri all'epoca dell'Italpark, o sei più giovane?

Were you around back in the days of Italpark, or are you younger?

— Storie pazzesche (2014)

Non puoi saperlo perché non c'eri!

You can't know that because you weren't there!

— Volver - Tornare (2006)

Siamo state all'albergo ma non c'eri.

We were at the hotel, but you weren't there.

— 8½ (1963)

Non c'eri.

You weren't there.

C'eri prima tu.

You were here first.

— Non dirlo a nessuno (2006)

Tutt'a un tratto, ho visto che c'eri tu dietro la maschera.

All of a sudden, I saw that it was you behind the mask.

— 28 anni dopo - Il tempio delle ossa (2026)

Salar, nei momenti peggiori della mia vita, tu c'eri, mi hai supportato.

Salar, in the worst moments of my life, you were there for me and supported me.

— Un semplice incidente (2025)

E alla fine di tutto… c'eri tu.

And at the end of it all… there you were.

— Weathering with You - La ragazza del tempo (2019)

C'eri?

Were you there?

Mi son presa una gran paura a vedere che non c'eri.

I got such a fright when I saw you weren’t there.

— The Witch (2016)

Che ne sai, nemmeno c'eri.

What do you know? You weren’t even there.

— È arrivata mia figlia! (2015)

Tu c'eri, vero, papà?

You were there, weren't you, Dad?

— Elephant (2003)

Non c'eri nemmeno.

You weren't even there.

C'eri anche tu?

Were you there too?

— Eddington (2025)

Lo sai c'eri anche tu.

You know, you were there too.

— Le invasioni barbariche (2003)

C'eri quasi.

You were almost there.

— Marty Supreme (2025)