lui dovette

had to

→ dovere
dov must; owe + ette lui/lei past historic
auxiliary · 3rd-person singular, past tense Common #6,243
had to This is the literary past-historic form, used mainly in written narratives.
IT: Dopo la febbre, dovette restare a casa.
EN: After the fever, she had to stay home.
Conjugation of dovere
Indicative past
SingularPlural
First dovetti dovemmo
Third dovette dovettero

Tom dovette camminare perché aveva perso il suo autobus.

Tom had to walk because he missed his bus.

L'equipaggio dovette abbandonare la nave che affondava.

The crew had to abandon the sinking ship.

Tom dovette rinunciare al suo sogno.

Tom had to give up his dream.

Mary dovette andare da sola.

Mary had to go alone.

Dovette andare a Boston da solo.

He had to go to Boston alone.

Quel negozio dovette ridurre i propri prezzi.

That store had to reduce its prices.

Sami dovette uccidere Layla.

Sami had to kill Layla.

Dovette lasciare il suo cane a casa.

He had to leave his dog at home.

Tom dovette aspettare Mary.

Tom had to wait for Mary.

Tom dovette partire.

Tom had to leave.

Tom dovette tornare a Boston.

Tom had to go back to Boston.

Dovette condividere la sua camera con sua sorella.

She had to share her room with her sister.

Dovette riordinare la sua stanza.

She had to tidy up her room.

Fadil dovette andare.

Fadil had to go.

Si dovette fermare.

He had to stop.

Disse che dovette chiamare la polizia.

He said he had to call the police.

Tom non dovette chiedere aiuto.

Tom didn't have to ask for help.

Tom dovette andare a Boston con Mary.

Tom had to go to Boston with Mary.

Da allora, qualcuno dovette masticare il cibo a posto suo.

From then on, someone had to chew his food for him.

— L'uomo che venne dalla Terra (2007)

Rima dovette viaggiare su un autobus.

Rima had to travel on a bus.

Tom dovette aspettare.

Tom had to wait.

Tom dovette rifiutare l'offerta.

Tom had to turn down the offer.

Venne il giorno in cui dovette fare una scelta difficile tra il lavoro e la famiglia.

The day came when he had to make a difficult choice between work and family.

Mary dovette andare a scuola.

Mary had to go to school.

Dovette andare a Boston con lei.

He had to go to Boston with her.

Dovette fermarsi.

He had to stop.

Robert era così impegnato che dovette rifiutare un invito a giocare a golf.

Robert was so busy that he had to turn down an invitation to play golf.

Tom dovette andare all'ospedale.

Tom had to go to the hospital.

Tom dovette lasciare l'Australia.

Tom had to leave Australia.

Tom dovette spiegare la barzelletta a Mary.

Tom had to explain the joke to Mary.

Mary dovette annullare il suo viaggio.

Mary had to cancel her trip.

Dovette andare da sola.

She had to go alone.

Non dovette andare a Boston da sola.

She didn’t have to go to Boston alone.

Dovette pulire la cucina.

She had to clean the kitchen.

Disse che dovette aspettarla.

He said he had to wait for her.

La vedova dovette affrontare molte difficoltà.

The widow had to face many difficulties.

Robert era così occupato che dovette rifiutare un invito a giocare a golf.

Robert was so busy that he had to turn down an invitation to play golf.

Tom dovette acconsentire.

Tom had to agree.

Tom dovette aspettare molto tempo.

Tom had to wait a long time.

Tom dovette prendere una deviazione.

Tom had to take a detour.

Mary dovette andare a Boston da sola.

Mary had to go to Boston alone.

Ma, ad ogni modo, dovette entrare.

But, anyway, he had to go in.

— Contrattempo (2017)

Dovette ammettere che aveva torto.

He had to admit he was wrong.

Bill dovette tornare a lavoro il martedì successivo.

Bill had to go back to work the following Tuesday.

— It's Such a Beautiful Day (2012)

Ziri dovette togliere un verme dalla sua pelle.

Ziri had to remove a worm from his skin.

Dovette condividere la sua stanza con sua sorella.

She had to share her room with her sister.

Dovette utilizzare il suo dizionario molte volte.

He had to use his dictionary many times.

Mi disse che lo dovette fare.

He told me he had to do it.

Disse che dovette lavorare fino a tardi.

He said he had to work late.

Tom prese un virus e dovette rimanere a casa dal lavoro.

Tom caught a virus and had to stay home from work.

Dave dovette fingere di essere un'altra persona.

Dave had to pretend to be someone else.

— Mystic River (2003)

Tom non dovette tornare a casa.

Tom didn’t have to go back home.

Tom dovette andare a casa presto.

Tom had to go home early.

Il Presidente Truman dovette prendere una decisione difficile.

President Truman had to make a difficult decision.