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erano andati

they had gone

→ essere
phrase Rare #41,963
they had gone Used for a completed action in the past. The masculine plural form can also refer to a mixed-gender group.
IT: Erano andati al cinema prima di cena.
EN: They had gone to the cinema before dinner.

Magari avevano costruito una zattera e se n’erano andati.

Maybe they’d built a raft and left.

Non dissero dove erano andati.

They didn't say where they had gone.

Non hanno detto dove erano andati.

They didn’t say where they had gone.

Ma voleva farlo dopo che erano andati via tutti.

But he wanted to do it after everyone was gone.

— Mercy - Sotto accusa (2026)

Anche quello che erano andati a cercare lì dentro!

Even what they went looking for in there!

— M - Il mostro di Düsseldorf (1931)