cosa stava facendo

what was doing

→ cosa
phrase Uncommon #11,620
what was doing Used in questions and reported speech. The subject can be understood from context, so in English you usually need to add it: "what he/she was doing."
IT: Cosa stava facendo Tom ieri sera?
EN: What was Tom doing last night?

Cosa stava facendo a casa di Tom?

What was he/she doing at Tom’s house?

Che cosa stava facendo esattamente Tom?

What exactly was Tom doing?

Voi lo sapete cosa stava facendo Tom?

Do you know what Tom was doing there?

Cosa stava facendo oggi Tom?

What was Tom doing today?

Non sapeva cosa stava facendo.

He didn't know what he was doing.

— 3 Idiots (2009)

Tu lo sai cosa stava facendo Tom?

Do you know what Tom was doing there?

Che cosa stava facendo?

What was he doing?

— Decision to Leave (2022)

Tom vide cosa stava facendo Mary.

Tom saw what Mary was doing.

Lo sa cosa stava facendo Tom?

Do you know what Tom was doing there?

Ho il diritto di sapere cosa stava facendo Rubens.

I have a right to know what Rubens was doing.

— Io sono ancora qui (2024)

Cosa stava facendo Tom qui dentro?

What was Tom doing in here?

Sai cosa stava facendo Tom a Boston?

Do you know what Tom was doing in Boston?

Che cosa stava facendo Tom quaggiù?

What was Tom doing down here?

Dovremo andare a dirle cosa stava facendo quel teppista di suo figlio.

We'll have to go tell her what her thug son was doing.

— Mystic River (2003)

Mary sapeva che cosa stava facendo.

Mary knew what she was doing.

Lo sapete cosa stava facendo Tom ieri sera?

Do you know what Tom was doing last night?

Tom sembrava sapere esattamente cosa stava facendo.

Tom seemed to know exactly what he was doing.

Cosa stava facendo nella mia stanza?

What was he doing in my room?

Che cosa stava facendo oggi Tom?

What was Tom doing today?

Mary non sapeva che cosa stava facendo.

Mary didn't know what she was doing.

Tu sai cosa stava facendo Tom la scorsa notte?

Do you know what Tom was doing last night?

Lo sa cosa stava facendo Tom ieri sera?

Do you know what Tom was doing last night?

Cosa stava facendo Tajomaru?

What was Tajomaru doing?

— Rashomon (1950)

Cosa stava facendo?

What was he doing?

— Il segreto dei suoi occhi (2009)

Che cosa stava facendo Tom a Boston?

What was Tom doing in Boston?

Sa cosa stava facendo Tom ieri sera?

Do you know what Tom was doing last night?

Lo sai cosa stava facendo Tom?

Do you know what Tom was doing there?