lui Era

was

ˈɛ . r a → essere
er to be + a 3rd-person singular imperfect
verb · 3rd-person singular, imperfect tense Rare #37,806
was
IT: Ieri era molto stanco.
EN: Yesterday he was very tired.
Conjugation of essere

"Non è male, Charlie""Era ok, bel lavoro."

“Not bad, Charlie.” “It was okay, good job.”

— Whiplash (2014)

"Era"?

“Was”? / “It was”?.

— Quando volano le cicogne (1957)

«Era squisita », risposi.

“It was delicious,” I replied.

"Era un pianoforte?", si chiedeva.

“Was it a piano?” he wondered.

«Era già in affari quando ero un ragazzino.»

He was already in business when I was a kid.

"Itomori, cometa, disastro"Era il giorno del festival d'autunno.

“Itomori, comet, disaster.” It was the day of the autumn festival.

— Your Name. (2016)

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