c'ero

I was there

→ ci
phrase Uncommon #10,340
I was there A contraction of “ci ero,” referring to being present in a place or situation.
IT: C'ero anch'io alla festa.
EN: I was at the party too.

Beth, c'ero quasi!

Beth, I was almost there!

— The Big Sick - Il matrimonio si può evitare... l'amore no (2017)

Prima di tutto, c'ero io.

First of all, I was there.

— Questione di tempo (2013)

C'ero!

I was there!

— Arca Russa (2002)

Infatti non c'ero.

In fact, I wasn’t there.

— La vita straordinaria di David Copperfield (2019)

C'ero vicina.

I was close.

— La vita di Adele: Capitoli 1 & 2 (2013)

Ma dev'essere stato un sollievo sapere che c'ero.

But it must have been a relief to know I was there.

— L'illusione perfetta - Now You See Me: Now You Don't (2025)

Io c'ero.

I was there.

— Quasi famosi (2000)

C'ero anch'io, ricordate?

I was there too, remember?

— C'era una volta il West (1968)

C'ero prima io.

I was here first.

— Dal cuore (1998)

Permesso, scusi, c'ero prima io.

Excuse me, sorry, I was here first.

— Quasi amici - Intouchables (2011)

Nelle altre università non c'ero io.

I wasn’t at the other universities.

— Wicked (2024)

Non c'ero.

I wasn't there.

— Ricchi... da morire - Delitti in famiglia (2026)

Tua sorella moriva bruciata se non c'ero io!

Your sister would have died in the fire if I hadn't been there!

— Nuovo Cinema Paradiso (1988)

Ecco perché quella sera in macchina c'era mia moglie e non c'ero io.

That's why my wife was in the car that evening, and I wasn't.

— Bullet Train (2022)

C'ero anch'io.

I was there too.

— Le iene (1992)

Qualche giornalista intelligente potrebbe capire che c'ero anch'io.

Some clever journalist might figure out that I was there too.

— Blow Out (1981)

Io non c'ero.

I wasn't there.

— Una pallottola spuntata (2025)

Quasi non c'ero.

I was hardly there.

— Eddington (2025)

Eh, c'ero io!

Hey, I was there!

— Amarcord (1973)

E io non c'ero nemmeno.

And I wasn’t even there.

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

Io c'ero in quel posto.

I was there.

— Io sono ancora qui (2024)

C'ero anch'io, per un momento solo.

I was there too, just for a moment.

— Il gattopardo (1963)

Tu l'hai letto sui giornali, ma io c'ero.

You read about it in the newspapers, but I was there.

— I lunedì al sole (2002)

C'ero prima io!

I was here first!

— Una giornata particolare (1977)

C'ero, ma stanno filmando.

I was there, but they’re filming.

— Eddington (2025)

Ti ha cercato molto, ma c'ero solo io.

They looked for you a lot, but I was the only one there.

— Il buono, il brutto, il cattivo (1966)

Non c'ero io di sotto?

Wasn't I downstairs?

— Addio mia concubina (1993)

Vi assicuro che non c'ero.

I assure you, I wasn't there.

— Una pallottola spuntata (2025)

Non quando c'ero io.

Not when I was there.

— Scream 7 (2026)

Certo che c'ero.

Of course I was there.

— L'illusione perfetta - Now You See Me: Now You Don't (2025)

C'ero anch'io, ricordi?

I was there too, remember?

— Fa' la cosa giusta (1989)

C'ero quando è morta la nonna di Jaume.

I was there when Jaume's grandmother died.