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lui entrava

was entering, entered

→ entrare
entr to enter, to go in, to come in + ava 3rd-person singular imperfect
verb · 3rd-person singular, imperfect tense Rare #31,623
was entering, entered The subject can be he, she, or it.
IT: Entrava in casa quando ha sentito il telefono.
EN: He was entering the house when he heard the phone.
Conjugation of entrare
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First entravo —
Third entrava —

Non lo so, entrava e usciva quando voleva.

I don’t know, he came and went whenever he wanted.

— I diabolici (1955)

Mentre entrava in prigione il tipo nuovo ebbe un infarto.

While entering prison the new guy had a heart attack.

Così la gente entrava nelle mutande ad ottobre e ne usciva ad aprile.

That’s how people would put on their long johns in October and take them off in April.

— L'uomo che venne dalla Terra (2007)

Che entrava dalla finestra.

Which came in through the window.

— It's Such a Beautiful Day (2012)

L'anno scorso, d'estate, l'ho vista da lontano che entrava al cinema.

Last summer, I saw her from a distance as she was going into the movie theater.

— Amarcord (1973)

Non c'entrava Nic.

Nic had nothing to do with it.

— Mercy - Sotto accusa (2026)

Me lo sentivo che non c'entrava, e lo speravo.

I had a feeling it had nothing to do with it, and I was hoping that was the case.

— Mystic River (2003)

La gente entrava tranquilla nella favela per comprare la droga.

People entered the favela calmly to buy drugs.

— City of God (2002)