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noi dovessimo

should, had to

→ dovere
dov must; owe + essimo noi imperfect subjunctive
auxiliary · 1st-person plural, imperfect tense Rare #37,510
should, had to The English translation depends on context; with a negative, it can mean “shouldn’t” or “weren’t supposed to.”
IT: Pensavo che dovessimo partire presto.
EN: I thought we had to leave early.
Conjugation of dovere
Subjunctive imperfect
SingularPlural
First — dovessimo
Third dovesse dovessero
dovessi

Pensavo che dovessimo pranzare insieme.

I thought we were supposed to have lunch together.

Parli come se non dovessimo vederci più.

You're talking as if we weren't going to see each other again.

— Storia di fantasmi cinesi (1987)

Io pensavo che non dovessimo andare lì senza Tom.

I thought we weren't supposed to go there without Tom.

Se dovessimo far finta che tu lo sia.

If we were to pretend that you are.

— Der Hauptmann (2018)

Inoltre, non sono sicura di cosa farebbe Sharon, se dovessimo mai andarcene.

Besides, I'm not sure what Sharon would do if we ever had to leave.

— TÁR (2022)

Anche se dovessimo morire domani, a chi importa?

Even if we were to die tomorrow, who cares?

— La vita di Adele: Capitoli 1 & 2 (2013)