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lui chiamava

was calling, used to call, called

→ chiamare
chiam call + ava 3rd-person singular imperfect
verb · 3rd-person singular, imperfect tense Rare #28,463
was calling, used to call
IT: Ogni sera chiamava sua sorella.
EN: Every evening, she called her sister.
called, used to call
IT: Da piccolo, lo chiamava Pippo.
EN: When he was little, she called him Pippo.
Conjugation of chiamare
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First chiamavo chiamavamo
Second chiamavi —
Third chiamava chiamavano

Il vero amore chiamava.

True love was calling.

— Questione di tempo (2013)

Ma lei non lo chiamava mai così.

But she never called him that.

— La storia fantastica (1987)

La natura chiamava e io dovevo rispondere.

Nature was calling and I had to answer.

Invece se era vivo chiamava mia moglie!

But if he was alive he would have called my wife!

— Perfetti sconosciuti (2016)

Era così che la mamma chiamava le fate!

That's what Mom called the fairies!

— La canzone del mare (2014)

Conosci il numero che chiamava sempre?

Do you know the number he/she always used to call?

— Dal cuore (1998)

Lui la chiamava"il giardino dei funghi".

He called it “the mushroom garden.”

— Lo spirito dell'alveare (1973)

Sapesse come la chiamava!

If only he knew what he called her!

— 8½ (1963)

È vero, lo Zio ci chiamava così.

It's true, Uncle used to call us that.

— Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara (2011)