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ci fu

there was

→ ci
phrase Uncommon #17,637
there was The past historic form of “there is/there are,” used to say that something existed or happened.
IT: Ci fu un problema ieri.
EN: There was a problem yesterday.

Lui salvò questa meraviglia quando ci fu l'incendio.

He saved this wonderful thing when there was a fire.

— Arca Russa (2002)

Ci fu un anno della mia vita molto intenso, ma anche piuttosto noioso.

There was a year in my life that was very intense, but also quite boring.

Ci fu una causa?

Was there a cause?

— Senna (2010)

Ci fu chi disse che ero stato io e chi invece vide che non ero stato io.

There were those who said it was me and those who saw that it wasn't me.

— Carandiru (2003)

Ci fu un educato applauso.

There was polite applause.

Ci fu una lotta.

There was a fight.

Qualche anno fa, ci fu una frana.

A few years ago, there was a landslide.

— Suzume (2022)

Ieri mattina ci fu la composizione, questa mattina l'aritmetica.

Yesterday morning we had composition, and this morning arithmetic.

Ci fu qualche momento di confusione.

There was some moment of confusion.

Ci fu un'enorme esplosione.

There was a huge explosion.

Ci fu, allora, un forte terremoto.

Then there was a strong earthquake.

— Stalker (1979)

Ci fu un applauso amichevole.

There was a friendly round of applause.

Ci fu una complicazione.

There was a complication.

Poi ci fu la conferenza a Berlino Ovest.

Then there was the conference in West Berlin.

— Good Bye, Lenin! (2003)

Quando ci fu l'incendio?

When was the fire?

— Arca Russa (2002)

Molto tempo fa ci fu qualcuno che voleva distruggere un tempio.

A long time ago, there was someone who wanted to destroy a temple.

— पीके (2014)

Ci fu un mio amico che incontrò dei russi ed essi se lo mangiarono.

There was a friend of mine who met some Russians, and they ate him.

— Jojo Rabbit (2019)

Ci fu una riunione.

There was a meeting.

— L'agente segreto (2025)