io credessi

believed, thought

→ credere
cred to believe, to think + essi 1st/2nd person singular imperfect subjunctive
verb · 1st-person singular / 2nd-person singular, imperfect tense Rare #44,245
believed, thought The form can mean either “I believed” or “you believed,” depending on context.
IT: Se credessi a tutto quello che leggi, saresti sempre preoccupato.
EN: If you believed everything you read, you’d always be worried.
Conjugation of credere
Subjunctive imperfect
SingularPlural
First credessi —
Second credessi —
Third credesse —

Penso faccia più male di quanto credessi.

I think it hurts more than I thought.

— C'era una volta a… Hollywood (2019)

E se io non ci credessi?

What if I didn’t believe it?

— Don Juan DeMarco - Maestro d'amore (1994)

Pensavo che tu non credessi nei fantasmi.

I thought you didn't believe in ghosts.

Ma le cose stanno peggio di quanto credessi.

But things are worse than I thought.

— Der Hauptmann (2018)