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hanno detto di essere

they said they were

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phrase Rare #26,257
they said they were Used to report what the subject said about themselves. The verb essere remains in the infinitive, while the following adjective agrees with the subject in gender and number.
IT: Hanno detto di essere pronti per partire.
EN: They said they were ready to leave.

Hanno detto di essere annoiate.

They said they were bored.

Hanno detto di essere scettiche.

They said they were skeptical.

Hanno detto di essere irritate.

They said they were annoyed.

Hanno detto di essere al sicuro.

They said they were safe.

Hanno detto di essere molto felici.

They said they were very happy.

Mi hanno detto di essere stanchi.

They told me they were tired.

Hanno detto di essere infelici.

They said they were unhappy.

Hanno detto di essere scettici.

They said they were skeptical.

Tom e Mary hanno detto di essere stanchi.

Tom and Mary said they were tired.

Hanno detto di essere molto affamati.

They said they were very hungry.