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lui chiedeva

was asking, asked, was wondering, wondered

→ chiedere
chied to ask, to request + eva third-person singular imperfect
verb · 3rd-person singular, imperfect tense Uncommon #16,782
was asking, asked In this form, it can describe an ongoing or habitual action in the past.
IT: Chiedeva sempre aiuto a sua sorella.
EN: She was always asking her sister for help.
was wondering, wondered Used with si to mean “wonder.”
IT: Si chiedeva se avesse fatto la scelta giusta.
EN: She was wondering whether she had made the right choice.
Conjugation of chiedere
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First chiedevo —
Third chiedeva —

Tom si chiedeva il perché.

Tom wondered why.

Sami si chiedeva perché Layla avesse la faccia rossa.

Sami wondered why Layla’s face was red.

Che molta gente gli chiedeva aiuto per problemi personali.

That many people asked him for help with personal problems.

— Senna (2010)

Tom si chiedeva quale fosse il problema di Mary.

Tom wondered what was wrong with Mary.

E non chiedeva mai nulla in cambio.

And he never asked for anything in return.

— Barfi! (2012)

Non chiedeva altro che amore.

He asked for nothing but love.

Le chiedeva sette milioni di standard, oltre alle spese legali.

He was asking her for seven million in damages, plus legal fees.

«E quando la gente me lo chiedeva, glielo dicevo ».

“And when people asked me about it, I told them.”

Tom si chiedeva perché sua moglie lo avesse lasciato.

Tom wondered why his wife had left him.

Anche se mi chiedeva troppi soldi.

Even though he asked me for too much money.

— Drive (2011)

Sai chi altri chiedeva aiuto?

Do you know who else was asking for help?

— Zootropolis 2 (2025)

Chiedeva il tuo nome.

He asked your name.

— Questione di tempo (2013)

È uno zaino che mi chiedeva da tempo.

It's a backpack I've been asking for for a long time.

— Rental Family - Nelle vite degli altri (2025)

"Era un pianoforte?", si chiedeva.

“Was it a piano?” he wondered.

A loro non piaceva perché chiedeva troppi soldi.

They didn't like him because he asked for too much money.

— Drive (2011)

Tom si chiedeva quando ha comprato la sua racchetta da tennis.

Tom wondered when he bought his tennis racket.

Il più ricco di loro chiedeva l'elemosina.

The richest among them was begging.

Era da molto, che qualcuno non me lo chiedeva.

It's been a long time since anyone asked me that.

— C'era una volta a… Hollywood (2019)

Quindi, Rose chiedeva per la sua cliente Mia W.

So, Rose was asking for her client Mia W.

— Material Love (2025)