gli hai detto che

did you tell him/them that

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did you tell him/them that Gli can mean “to him” or “to them.” In questions, hai detto usually translates naturally as “did you tell”; in statements, it means “you told.”

IT: Gli hai detto che partiamo domani?

EN: Did you tell him that we're leaving tomorrow?

Gli hai detto che stavi scherzando?

Did you tell him you were joking?

Gli hai detto che ero io?

Did you tell him it was me?

— I guardiani del giorno (2006)

Non gli hai detto che avevo deciso?

Didn't you tell him I'd made up my mind?

— È arrivata mia figlia! (2015)

Gli hai detto che non doveva parlare così a una signora.

You told him he shouldn't talk to a lady like that.

— Hollywood, Vermont (2000)

E gli hai detto che potevano farlo?

And you told them they could do it?

— Una battaglia dopo l’altra (2025)

Gli hai detto che ami recitare?

Did you tell him you love acting?

— L'attimo fuggente (1989)

Gli hai detto che voglio produrre la tua serie?

Did you tell him that I want to produce your series?

— Crimini e misfatti (1989)

Gli hai detto che l'hai chiamato ma quello vuole controllarla lo stesso.

You told him that you’d called him, but he still wants to check it anyway.

— I Saw the Devil (2010)