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lui cercava

was looking for, was trying to find

t͡ʃ e r ˈk a . v a → cercare
cerc to look for, to search for + ava 3rd-person singular imperfect
verb · 3rd-person singular, imperfect tense Uncommon #18,671
was looking for, was trying to find Also used with a formal “you” as the subject.
IT: Cercava le chiavi in cucina.
EN: She was looking for the keys in the kitchen.
Conjugation of cercare
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First cercavo cercavamo
Second cercavi —
Third cercava cercavano

Tom trovò le chiavi che cercava.

Tom found the keys he was looking for.

Cercava te, tesoro.

They were looking for you, darling.

— Pinocchio (2019)

Non cercava un libro sulla tomba, ma la tomba stessa.

He was not looking for a book about the tomb, but the tomb itself.

— Indiana Jones e l'ultima crociata (1989)

Il vecchio uomo cercava il suo cappello.

The old man was looking for his hat.

Buonasera, ha trovato tutto quello che cercava?

Good evening, did you find everything you were looking for?

— Amores perros (2000)

Cercava le chiavi dell'auto.

He was looking for the car keys.

— Send Help (2026)

È arrivato il sapone inglese che cercava.

The English soap he was looking for has arrived.

— La fiamma del peccato (1944)

Cercava solo di entrare.

He was only trying to get in.

— I peccatori (2025)

Daani la cercava al tempio.

Daani was looking for her at the temple.

— Andhadhun (2018)

Nikolay Ivanovich, mi cercava?

Nikolay Ivanovich, were you looking for me?

— La ragazza d'autunno (2019)

Cercava una cravatta.

He was looking for a tie.

— Indagine su un cittadino al di sopra di ogni sospetto (1970)

Salve, ha trovato tutto ciò che cercava?

Hello, did you find everything you were looking for?

— Die My Love (2025)

Mi cercava?

Was he looking for me?

— Psyco (1960)

Celeste ha chiamato, cercava te.

Celeste called, she was looking for you.

— Mystic River (2003)

E cercava il corpo all'obitorio?

And was he looking for the body at the morgue?

— I diabolici (1955)

Prost spesso cercava delle scuse, che non fa piacere sentire dai piloti.

Prost often made excuses, which is not nice to hear from drivers.

— Senna (2010)

Cercava sempre di scappare.

He was always trying to escape.

— Send Help (2026)

Sounds similar to

cercavo t͡ʃ e r ˈk a . v o cercata t͡ʃ e r ˈk a . t a