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noi dovemmo

had to

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dov must; owe + emmo 1st-person plural past
auxiliary · first plural · past indicative Rare #28,352
had to Past historic (passato remoto), 1st person plural (“we”); common in writing and storytelling, often replaced by “abbiamo dovuto” in everyday speech.
IT: Dovemmo tornare a casa presto.
EN: We had to go back home early.
Conjugation of dovere
Indicative past
SingularPlural
First dovetti dovemmo
Third dovette dovettero

Dovemmo aspettarlo per dieci minuti.

We had to wait for him for ten minutes.

Noi avevamo degli aerei, però dovemmo venderli.

We had some planes, but we had to sell them.

Noi ce ne dovemmo andare.

We had to leave.

Avevamo degli aeroplani, però dovemmo venderli.

We had some airplanes, but we had to sell them.

Dovemmo viaggiare su un autobus.

We had to travel on a bus.

Dovemmo abbandonare il nostro piano.

We had to abandon our plan.

Perché ci dovemmo fermare?

Why did we have to stop?

Avevamo degli aerei, però dovemmo venderli.

We had some planes, but we had to sell them.

Dovemmo cantare.

We had to sing.