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doveva farlo

had to do it

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phrase Rare #26,608
had to do it The subject is usually understood from context; it can mean “he,” “she,” or “it had to do it,” or “I had to do it” in reported speech.
IT: Sapevo che doveva farlo.
EN: I knew he had to do it.

Chiese se doveva farlo.

He asked if he should do it.

Ha chiesto se doveva farlo.

He asked if he should do it.

Ha realizzato che doveva farlo.

He realized he had to do it.

Mary mi disse che doveva farlo.

Mary told me she had to do it.

Mary mi ha detto che doveva farlo.

Mary told me she had to do it.

Mary non sapeva che doveva farlo.

Mary didn't know she had to do it.

Mary non sembrava convinta che doveva farlo.

Mary didn’t seem convinced that she had to do it.

Non doveva farlo.

He/She wasn’t supposed to do it.

Perché Tom non doveva farlo?

Why wasn’t Tom supposed to do it?

Tom apparentemente doveva farlo.

Tom apparently had to do it.

Tom non sapeva che doveva farlo oggi.

Tom didn’t know he had to do it today.