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io comprassi

bought

→ comprare
compra to buy + ssi 1st/2nd person singular imperfect subjunctive
verb · 1st-person singular / 2nd-person singular, imperfect tense Rare #41,189
bought Used in a subjunctive clause, often after verbs of wanting or insisting; English commonly uses “to buy” in this construction.
IT: Voleva che comprassi il pane.
EN: She wanted me to buy bread.
Conjugation of comprare
Subjunctive imperfect
SingularPlural
First comprassi —
Second comprassi —

Voleva che gli comprassi un pony.

He wanted me to buy him a pony.

Tom voleva che gli comprassi un pony.

Tom wanted me to buy him a pony.

Mary voleva che comprassi del cibo per lei.

Mary wanted me to buy some food for her.

Voleva che le comprassi un pony.

She wanted me to buy her a pony.

Alla fine mia moglie insisté perché comprassi questo taxi.

In the end, my wife insisted that I buy this taxi.

— A Taxi Driver (2017)