erano andati

they had gone

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phrase Rare #43,981

they had gone The imperfect of essere plus the past participle of andare, used for an action completed before another past action. It can also mean “they had left.” “Andati” is masculine plural or mixed-gender plural; the feminine plural form is “erano andate.”

IT: Non dissero dove erano andati.

EN: They didn’t say where they had gone.

Non hanno detto dove erano andati.

They didn’t say where they had gone.

Anche quello che erano andati a cercare lì dentro!

Even what they went looking for in there!

— M - Il mostro di Düsseldorf (1931)

Ma voleva farlo dopo che erano andati via tutti.

But he wanted to do it after everyone was gone.

— Mercy - Sotto accusa (2026)

Non dissero dove erano andati.

They didn't say where they had gone.