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doveva andare

had to go

→ dovere
phrase Uncommon #12,360
had to go Past tense of dovere + andare. Can also mean "was supposed to go" depending on context.
IT: Doveva andare a casa prima di cena.
EN: He had to go home before dinner.

Ma non doveva andare in biblioteca con Larissa?

But wasn’t he/she supposed to go to the library with Larissa?

— The Way He Looks (2014)

Una signora doveva andare al ristorante.

A lady had to go to the restaurant.

— Effetto notte (1973)

Che doveva andare a vedere Capo Liu con me.

That he was supposed to go see Cape Liu with me.

— Still Life (2006)

Tom doveva andare al lavoro.

Tom had to go to work.

Tom disse che doveva andare da qualche parte.

Tom said he had to go somewhere.

Tom odiava l'idea di lasciare sola Maria, ma doveva andare a lavorare.

Tom hated the idea of leaving Maria alone, but he had to go to work.

Mary disse che doveva andare.

Mary said she had to go.

Fadil doveva andare.

Fadil had to go.

Perché doveva andare a Boston?

Why did he have to go to Boston?

Tom doveva andare lì ieri.

Tom was supposed to go there yesterday.

Non doveva andare così!

It wasn't supposed to go this way!

— Passengers (2016)

E come doveva andare?

And how was it supposed to go?

— Amarcord (1973)

Perciò, con chi ci doveva andare?

So, who was he supposed to go with?

— Mystic River (2003)

Sapeva che se ne doveva andare.

He knew he had to go.

Tom doveva andare a Boston con Mary.

Tom was supposed to go to Boston with Mary.

Ha detto che doveva andare.

He said he had to go.

Con chi ci doveva andare?

Who was he/she supposed to go with?

— Mystic River (2003)

Tom doveva andare ieri.

Tom was supposed to go yesterday.

Si vede che doveva andare così.

It seems like it had to be this way.

— Nuovo Cinema Paradiso (1988)

È per lei che doveva andare a Leningrado per festeggiare il Capodanno.

It was for her that he had to go to Leningrad to celebrate the New Year.

— Ирония судьбы, или С легким паром! (1976)

Mi ha detto che doveva andare.

He told me he had to go.

Disse che doveva andare da qualche parte.

He said he had to go somewhere.

Non doveva andare con così tanta fretta.

He shouldn’t have gone in such a hurry.

Tom doveva andare.

Tom had to go.

Lei gli ha chiesto di restare, ma lui doveva andare a lavorare.

She asked him to stay, but he had to go to work.