era sposato con

was married to

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phrase Rare #29,013
was married to Used for a man; the form changes to “era sposata con” for a woman.
IT: Mio zio era sposato con una cantante.
EN: My uncle was married to a singer.

Tom è sposato con Mary adesso, però una volta era sposato con Alice.

Tom is married to Mary now, but he was once married to Alice.

Lei era sposato con Tom?

Were you married to Tom?

Krishna era sposato con Rukmini e Radha con Anay.

Krishna was married to Rukmini and Radha to Anay.

— Lagaan: C'era una volta in India (2001)

Era sposato con lei?

Was he married to her?

Era sposato con una donna ed era presidente del Watford Football Club.

He was married to a woman and was chairman of Watford Football Club.

— Ricky Gervais: Mortality (2025)

Tom era sposato con un'attrice famosa.

Tom was married to a famous actress.

Era sposato con Fernanda.

He was married to Fernanda.

— Aquarius (2016)

Solo che era sposato con una donna che non amava, ma io sì.

Only he was married to a woman he didn't love, but I did.

— La fiamma del peccato (1944)

Era sposato con lui?

Was she married to him?