io capissi

understood

→ capire
cap to understand + issi imperfect subjunctive, io/tu
verb · 1st-person singular / 2nd-person singular, imperfect tense Rare #39,483
understood Used in hypothetical or dependent clauses; the English translation depends on context.
IT: Se capissi il problema, te lo spiegherei.
EN: If you understood the problem, I would explain it to you.
Conjugation of capire
Subjunctive imperfect
SingularPlural
First capissi —
Second capissi —
Third capisse —

Ma se capissi qual è stato il crimine, potrei dire alla gente che cosa cercare.

But if I could figure out what the crime was, I could tell people what to look for.

Se non capissi, avresti solo da dirlo.

If you didn’t understand, all you’d have to do is say so.

Mi stava parlando in berbero, come se lo capissi.

He was speaking to me in Berber, as if I understood him.

Volevo che sapessi dei miei successi e capissi quanto avevi sbagliato.

I wanted you to know about my successes and understand how wrong you were.

— Mosca non crede alle lacrime (1980)