lui finiva

ended, was ending, ended up, wound up

→ finire
fin to finish, to end + iva third-person singular imperfect
verb · 3rd-person singular, imperfect tense Uncommon #20,659
ended, was ending
IT: La riunione finiva sempre alle sei.
EN: The meeting always ended at six.
ended up, wound up
IT: Dopo tanto lavoro, finiva per addormentarsi sul divano.
EN: After so much work, he ended up falling asleep on the couch.
Conjugation of finire
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
Third finiva —

Me lo sentivo che finiva così.

I had a feeling it would end like this.

— L'odio (1995)

Voleva troppo dalla vita e finiva sempre per restare deluso.

He wanted too much from life and always ended up disappointed.

Soprattutto quando finiva.

Especially when it ended.

— Fuck you, prof! (2013)

Quello che non vidi è dove finiva tutto quello.

What I didn't see was where it all ended.

— La leggenda del pianista sull'oceano (1998)

Il suo lavoro finiva un'ora fa!

His/Her work ended an hour ago!

— The Garden of Sinners Chapter 5: Paradox Paradigm (2008)

Il mondo per me cominciava e finiva là, tutto in quel pezzettino di terra.

For me, the world began and ended there, all within that tiny patch of land.

— La leggenda del pianista sull'oceano (1998)

E non finiva lì.

And it didn’t end there.

— Ricky Gervais: Mortality (2025)

L'avevo detto che tutta questa storia finiva male.

I told you this whole thing would end badly.

— I morti non muoiono (2019)

Te l'avevo detto che finiva male!

I told you it would end badly!

— Amores perros (2000)

Non gli piaceva il sapore, quindi non la faceva, e la questione finiva lì.

He didn’t like the taste, so he didn’t make it, and that was the end of it.

Ogni giorno c'era qualcuno che veniva arrestato o che finiva male.

Every day, someone was getting arrested or ending up in trouble.

— City of God (2002)

Non appena ne finiva uno, gliene facevano subito leggere un altro.

As soon as he finished one, they immediately made him read another.

— Picnic (1955)

E chiunque gli andasse contro finiva per morire.

And anyone who went against him ended up dead.

— Harry Potter e la pietra filosofale (2001)

Fu una risata, che non finiva più.

It was a laugh that went on and on.

Il combattimento finiva e niente era risolto, ma non importava nulla.

The fight was over and nothing was resolved, but it didn't matter.

— Fight Club (1999)