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essergli

to have ... to him

ˈɛ s . s e r . ʎ i → essere
esser to be + gli to him
auxiliary Rare #42,662
to have ... to him Infinitive of essere with gli attached; used as an auxiliary in compound tenses. The English translation of the full verb phrase depends on the participle that follows.
IT: Potrebbe essergli capitato un imprevisto.
EN: Something unexpected may have happened to him.
Conjugation of essere
Indicative present
SingularPlural
First — siamo
Second sei siete
Third è —
sono
Indicative past
SingularPlural
First fui —
Second eri state
Third fu furono
stata
Indicative future
SingularPlural
First sarò saremo
Second sarai sarete
Third sarà saranno
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First ero eravamo
Third era erano
Subjunctive present
siasiano
Conditional
SingularPlural
First sarei saremmo
Second saresti sareste
Third sarebbe sarebbero
Subjunctive imperfect
SingularPlural
Third fosse fossero
fossi
Past
statostati
Subjunctive
SingularPlural
Second — siate
Subjunctive past
SingularPlural
Second — foste

Cosa potrebbe essergli successo?

What could have happened to him?

Potrebbe essergli successo qualcosa.

Something might have happened to him.

— Il fratello grande (2000)

Cosa potrebbe essergli capitato?

What could have happened to him?

Non credo di essergli piaciuto così tanto.

I don't think he liked me that much.

— Pillion - Amore senza freni (2025)

Sounds similar to

esserci ˈɛ s . s e r . t͡ʃ i