cosa c'era

what was there

→ cosa
phrase Rare #22,771
what was there Used to ask what was present or what was inside; in indirect questions, it can mean “what there was.”
IT: Cosa c'era nella scatola?
EN: What was in the box?

Cosa c'era dietro la palizzata?

What was behind the palisade?

— Vite vendute (1953)

Avete chiesto a Tom cosa c'era che non andava?

Did you ask Tom what was wrong?

Ho aperto il disco, per caso, e guardate cosa c'era dentro.

I opened the disk by chance, and look what was inside.

— Aquarius (2016)

E cosa c'era qui?

And what was here?

— È stata la mano di Dio (2021)

Cosa c'era che non andava?

What was wrong?

Cosa c'era?

What was there?

— Andhadhun (2018)

Che cosa vi hanno rubato i disertori e cosa c'era di valore?

What did the deserters steal from you, and what was valuable?

— Der Hauptmann (2018)

Cosa c'era di così difficile nella parola"spada"?

What was so difficult about the word “sword”?

— Hero (2002)

Cosa c'era all'interno?

What was inside?

Cosa c'era nel vasetto?

What was in the little jar?

— I peccatori (2025)

Cosa c'era dentro?

What was inside?

— Leviathan (2014)

Ho visto cosa c'era in casa.

I saw what was in the house.

— Goksung - La presenza del diavolo (2016)

Il ragazzo ha cercato di leggere cosa c'era scritto sulla sabbia.

The boy tried to read what was written in the sand.